Barbra Streisand - Melinda lyrics

This is a dream melinda Just a mirage, so they say This whole affair they all declare Was dreamed every step of the way You're a mere dream, melinda Out for a gaily loose spin Telling me lies before my eyes Of days that never have been There's no melinda, they say for sure But don't go melinda I know and you know That you're no mere dream, melinda Gone when the dawn gleam is through You and i know that long ago Before the dream there was you There was, was you