I was reaching for the future Slowly floating in the blue When I was a boy I dreamed a dream of you I danced upon the tree-top I drifted with the stream When I was a child I held you in my dreams
Once I was a soldier In my castle strong Oh, I stood so tall then I could do no wrong Innocence and slumber When I was a boy I was walking with a stranger He left without a trace When I was a boy I slept at heaven's gate Once I was a soldier [etc repeated] Once I was a soldier [etc repeated]