About The Song
“Dreams” is a song by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac, written by singer Stevie Nicks for the band’s eleventh studio album, Rumours (1977). It was released as the second single from Rumours in March 1977 in the United States and as the third single in June 1977 in the United Kingdom. The song was Fleetwood Mac’s only number-one hit in the US, selling over one million copies.
The lyrics of the song are about a relationship that is coming to an end. Stevie Nicks wrote the song in early 1976 at Record Plant studio in Sausalito, California. The song was written during a time when the members of Fleetwood Mac were experiencing emotional upheavals while recording the Rumours album. The song has been covered by several artists and has been used in various films, TV shows, and commercials.
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Lyrics
Now here you go again
You say you want your freedom
Well, who am I to keep you down?
It’s only right that you should
Play the way you feel it
But listen carefully to the sound
Of your loneliness
Like a heartbeat… drives you mad
In the stillness of remembering what you had
And what you lost…
And what you had…
And what you lost
Thunder only happens when it’s raining
Players only love you when they’re playing
Say… Women… they will come and they will go
When the rain washes you clean… you’ll know, you’ll know
Now here I go again, I see the crystal visions
I keep my visions to myself
It’s only me
Who wants to wrap around your dreams and…
Have you any dreams you’d like to sell?
Dreams of loneliness…
Like a heartbeat… drives you mad…
In the stillness of remembering what you had…
And what you lost…
And what you had…
And what you lost
Thunder only happens when it’s raining
Players only love you when they’re playing
Women they will come and they will go
When the rain washes you clean, you’ll know
Oh, thunder only happens when it’s raining
Players only love you when they’re playing
Say women they will come and they will go
When the rain washes you clean, you’ll know, you’ll know
You will know, you’ll know