Original Song: “Dreaming of You Again” with Prose Commentary

Image: Original Painting by Ron Grimes “Morning at Red River Gorge”

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“Dreaming of You Again” with Prose Commentary

This love song “Dreaming of You Again” features an individual who is musing on his continued feelings for and thoughts about a loved one from whom he has had to separate.

Introduction with Lyric “Dreaming of You Again”

The chorus of “Dreaming of You Again” features a sequence of statements regarding the visions that appear to the individual in his dreams about his beloved: first, he envisions “what could have been”; next, he sees “what would have been,” and finally he insists that he envisions “what should have been.”

Clearly, the individual’s feelings remains so strong that he feels that the two former partners do belong together, although they likely never will again unite. Still, he has his dreams.

Dreaming of You Again

Written by Ron Grimes and Linda Sue Grimes. Performed by Linda Sue Grimes.

Introductory Note by Ron Grimes: This is a song I wrote in 2003. Linda put the song to music. This video was created on January 1st 2023. The scene of us walking along the river was captured January 1st 2023 at Henry Horton State Park in Tennessee. We walked along the Duck River.

Chorus

Dreaming of you again, making up what’s true again
Seeing now what we saw then
Visions of what could have been—Dreaming of you again

First Verse

Growing quite accustomed to these crazy little dreams of you
Just a way to pass the time
These crazy little dreams of mine—Dreaming of you again
Your face lights up my darkest night, stay with me, hold me tight
Show me now what we knew then
Help me find that joy again—Dreaming of you again

Chorus

Dreaming of you again making up what’s true again
Seeing now what we saw then
Visions of what would have been—Dreaming of you again

Second Verse

We both knew you had to leave, you had to grow, you had to breathe
It hurt me so to see you cry
The night you said your last good-bye—Dreaming of you again
Wish you peace and happiness, hope you’ll always have the best
And me I’ll have these dream of you
Dreams I’ll always hold on to—Dreaming of you again

Chorus

Dreaming of you again, making up what’s true again
Seeing now what we saw then
Visions of what should have been—Dreaming of you again

Commentary on “Dreaming of You Again”

Dreams figure widely and often in love songs. One of the most popular love songs of the early Rock and Roll movement of the late 1950s and early 1960s was the Everly Brothers’ “All I Have to Do Is Dream.” This song “Dreaming of You Again” offers a unique twist on the dreaming function, as it makes an affirmative claim held by the composer of the lyric.

Chorus: What Could Have Been

Dreaming of you again, making up what’s true again
Seeing now what we saw then
Visions of what could have been—Dreaming of you again

The singer begins by offering a chorus that sets the stage for the rest of the piece. He has been dreaming about the individual he is addressing, creating mental pictures about what the couple felt and did with some speculation about what could have become for them in future.

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First Verse: Crazy Dreams Repeating Themselves

The composer begins by offering a chorus that sets the stage for the rest of the piece.He has been dreaming about the individual he is addressing, creating mental pictures about what the couple felt and did with some speculation about what could have become for them in future.

Chorus: What Would Have Been

Dreaming of you again making up what’s true again
Seeing now what we saw then
Visions of what would have been—Dreaming of you again

Again, the composer repeats the refrain, chant-like, revealing again his visions as well as that they also belonged to his belovèd. This time he claim that those visions would have been reality, if they had remained together to build a life together.

Second Verse: Had to Leave to Breathe

The composer then offers a glimpse into the reason for this couple’s split: the one had to leave to grow and breathe. The lack of specificity allows the listener to fill in the blanks. But such a situation is not unheard of.

Sometimes opportunities do not exist for both partners in one location; thus, they have to separate to reach their goals. It does seem that both partners are sad about the situation.

Nevertheless, the composer has accepted the departure and now hopes that his partner finds the fulfilled life for which the individual had to leave. He wishes his belovèd peace, happiness, and all the best in life. Finally, he asserts that he will continue to engage in the dreams that bring his beloved back to him. He makes peace with the simple enjoyment of dreams instead of reality.

Chorus: What Should Have Been

Dreaming of you again, making up what’s true again
Seeing now what we saw then
Visions of what should have been—Dreaming of you again

Lest the composer demonstrate too easily the giving in to the way things are, he states that now his dreams are envisioning how things should have been—not merely that they “could” or “would.”

His affirming that they “should have been” is likely offered to rouse new thoughts in the distant former belovèd. If the departed individual is made aware that the composer still thinks they should have remained together, what kind of fire might that thought kindle in the mind of the addressee? Of course, the composer does not address that issue, so the listener can only speculate.

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