There was a time when men were kind
曾幾何時，人們和顏悅色
When their voices were soft
他們聲音溫柔
And their words inviting
話語討人喜歡
There was a time when love was blind
曾幾何時，愛情無所禁忌
And the world was a song and the song was exciting
世界是一首歌，歌聲動人心弦
There was a time
又是何時

Then it all went wrong
一切都已不再
I dreamed a dream in time gone by
曾幾何時，我流連夢境
When hope was high
心比天高
And life worth living
人生充滿希望
I dreamed that love would never die
我夢見愛情永不消逝
I dreamed that God would be forgiving
我夢見上帝慈愛寬恕
Then I was young and unafraid
那時我多么年輕，多么無畏
And dreams were made and used and wasted
隨心夢想，從不設防
There was no ransom to be paid
不必付出什么代價
No song unsung, no wine untasted
無歌不唱，無酒不嘗
But the tigers come at night
然而猛獸在黑夜來襲
With their voices soft as thunder
如晴天霹靂轟然炸響
As they tear your hope apart
活生生撕碎了希望
As they turn your dream to shame
把美夢全變成懊悔
He slept a summer by my side
他睡在我身邊一個夏天
He filled my days with endless wonder
他給我帶來無窮驚喜
He took my childhood in his stride
他隨手摘去我的童年
But he was gone when autumn came
當秋天來臨，他卻消失不見
And still I dream he'll come to me
我仍然夢想他會回到我身邊
That we will live the years together
我們還能相守一生
But there are dreams that cannot be
但總有些夢無法成真
And there are storms we cannot weather
總有些風暴會把人摧毀
I had a dream my life would be
我曾夢見的那種人生
So different from this hell I'm living
與這人間地獄截然不同
So different now from what it seemed
何曾想過命運如此無常
Now life has killed the dream I dreamed.
現實卻殘忍擊碎了我的夢