Just a Dream

Intro

*(soft piano fades in, gentle violin hums underneath)*

Verse

In the back of the gym, sneakers squeakin' on the floor

Always the last one standin', waitin' for the call

Soft voice in my throat, words get lost in the air

Izzy, the quiet one, wishin' someone would care

Pre-chorus

They laugh and they chatter 'bout the boy with the smile

Blue jeans and that laugh that goes on for a mile

I bite my lip silent, fade into the wall

Heart's screamin' his name, but I say nothin' at all

Chorus

Oh, I cry in the corner, tears on my sleeve

Knowin' he'll never look this way, never believe

That a girl like me could steal his heart away

He's everybody's dream, but mine's just a shade of gray

(Oh-oh), will he ever see me?

Or stay just a dream, just a dream

Verse

Lunch table full of whispers, they're paintin' his world bright

Gigglin' 'bout his stories, dancin' under Friday lights

I'm pickin' at my sandwich, eyes down on my tray

Too shy for the spotlight, too small for his gaze

Pre-chorus

They twirl their hair golden, voices loud and so bold

I'm the shadow behind 'em, story waitin' untold

One glance from his corner, and my world's upside down

But I duck and I hide, scared I'll never be found

Chorus

Oh, I cry in the corner, tears on my sleeve

Knowin' he'll never look this way, never believe

That a girl like me could steal his heart away

He's everybody's dream, but mine's just a shade of gray

(Oh-oh), will he ever see me?

Or stay just a dream, just a dream

Break

*(violin swells slow and mournful, acoustic guitar strums softly, piano echoes fading notes)*

Bridge

But clocks keep on tickin', seasons turnin' 'round slow

What if fate's got a corner, where the quiet ones go?

One day in the hallway, our eyes lock and hold

Could he pick me first time, rewrite stories untold?

Chorus

Oh, I cry in the corner, tears on my sleeve (on my sleeve)

Knowin' he'll never look this way, never believe (never believe)

That a girl like me could steal his heart away

He's everybody's dream, but mine's just a shade of gray

(Oh-oh), will he ever see me?

Or stay just a dream...

Outro

*(piano and violin linger, guitar fades)*

Just a dream... (oh), or could he be mine?

Could he be mine?