Peter Sinfield - A House of Hopes and Dreams lyrics

Across the floor lie broken bowls of pride Unlatch the door and scratch holes in the night She'll be there someday, tides turn, winds change You know, oh you know A house of hopes and dreams I built one too Drunk on gypsy violins like you Ran naked through the flames and burnt like you Unbu*toned times when two laid down as one Eyes on eyes where catherine wheels spun Now every stale day is a haywire highway Alone, so alone A house of hopes and dreams I built one too Danced upon the tables just like you Swam the sea of dreams and drowned like you The cave of tears you choked and almost cried Emotions horse's roped and staked inside Never could show her but somehow hoped to know her Again, again, again to build A house of hopes and dreams upon a pack of painted cards; To build a house of hopes and dreams with bricks of loaded dice; To build a house of hopes and dreams with roulette wheels for stairs; To build a house of hopes and dreams Secured and bound with love, With love, with love, with love, with love Build strong and sure with love…