elvis costello - when did i stop dreaming? lyrics

you appeared when i was lost in reverie
if this is not a dream, it's my mistake
and now i lie in wait for dawn to break
i'm fairly sure i'm wide awake

pardon me, if i seem distant and strange
just tell me when did i stop dreaming?
let me get this straight
did i hallucinate?
this fine and helpless feeling
tell me when did i stop dreaming?

let me know if you can help me explain
i didn't recognise the danger
but people will talk
was i just sleepwalking?
footprints left on the ceiling
tell me when did i stop dreaming?

then why should you care?
this is my nightmare
was this one dream too deep?
now if i could only sleep

answer me, if you see the end in sight
i'm just a soul who's lost in limbo
neither bad or good
i'd spare you now if i could
one more teardrop
then i'll wake up
tell me when did i stop dreaming?