I Dreamed A Dream Lyrics

     [Fantine is left alone, unemployed and destitute.]

Fantine
     There was a time when men were kind
     When their voices were soft
     And their words inviting
     There was a time when love was blind
     And the world was a song
     And the song was exciting
     There was a time
     Then it all went wrong

     I dreamed a dream in times gone by
     When hope was high
     And life worth living
     I dreamed that love would never die
     I dreamed that God would be forgiving
     Then I was young and unafraid
     And dreams were made and used and wasted
     There was no ransom to be paid
     No song unsung
     No wine untasted
     But the tigers come at night
     With their voices soft as thunder
     As they tear your hope apart
     And they turn your dream to shame
     He slept a summer by my side
     He filled my days with endless wonder
     He took my childhood in his stride
     But he was gone when autumn came
     And still I dream he'll come to me
     That we'll live the years together
     But there are dreams that cannot be
     And there are storms we cannot weather
     I had a dream my life would be
     So much different from this hell I'm living
     So different now from what it seemed
     Now life has killed
     The dream I dreamed.