"The Dreamer" lyrics

Well, I remember her from years before
I was eighteen and she was thirty-four
I'd been on a search for something more
And there she was

I saw her standing there from across the room
With a pit in my stomach that was about to bloom
I finally drank up enough courage to say "hello"

Now, I'd known Katie was her name
She didn't remember mine, but it was all the same
As I threw my hook into a wishing well
We was interrupted by an older fella

With two tall drinks and a shitty grin
It wasn't hard to tell that he was her man
But there was only one thing left to do
So, I laid it on her

And I said, "I've been trying to make you love me
From the other side of this room
I've spent most of my years just chasing my tail
And it's brought me right here to you
Now, I may be young
But a man can dream, can't he?"

You're damn right he can

Now, there's a lot to be learned when you're just eighteen
And the world was a big place for a boy like me
But if you don't put your hand to the flame and feel the fire
You might as well pack it on up and retire

I don't regret a word that I said
Or the cheap shot that I took to the head from her boyfriend
When I leaned in and gave her a kiss
Sorry, miss

I've been trying to make you love me
From the other side of this room
I've spent most of my years just chasing my tail
And it's brought me right here to you
Now, I may be young
But a man can dream, can't he?

You're damn right he can

Yeah, there's a moral to this song
You're never too old and never too young
To follow that feeling inside your heart
It's the best place to start

I've been trying to make you love me
From the other side of this room
I've spent most of my years just chasing my tail
And it's brought me right here to you
Now, I may be young
But a man can dream, can't he?

Well, can't he?
You're damn right he can