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The River of Dreams

Billy Joel

   Produced by Danny Kortchmar

   Album River of Dreams

The River of Dreams Lyrics

   In the middle of the night
   I go walking in my sleep
   From the mountains of faith
   To a river so deep
   I must be looking for something
   Something sacred I lost
   But the river is wide
   And it's too hard to cross
   And even though I know the river is wide
   I walk down every evening and I stand on the shore
   And try to cross to the opposite side
   So I can finally find out what I've been looking for
   In the middle of the night
   I go walking in my sleep
   Through the valley of fear
   To a river so deep
   And I've been searching for something
   Taken out of my soul
   Something I would never lose
   Something somebody stole
   I don't know why I go walking at night
   But now I'm tired and I don't want to walk anymore
   I hope it doesn't take the rest of my life
   Until I find what it is that I've been looking for
   In the middle of the night
   I go walking in my sleep
   Through the jungle of doubt
   To a river so deep
   I know I'm searching for something
   Something so undefined
   That it can only be seen
   By the eyes of the blind
   In the middle of the night
   I'm not sure about a life after this
   God knows I've never been a spiritual man
   Baptized by the fire, I wade into the river
   That runs to the promised land
   In the middle of the night
   I go walking in my sleep
   Through the desert of truth
   To the river so deep
   We all end in the ocean
   We all start in the streams
   We're all carried along
   By the river of dreams
   In the middle of the night
   (Gloria, it's not Marie...)
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About "The River of Dreams"

   "The River of Dreams" is the title-track of Billy Joel's last pop album
   from 1993. The song was a hit, peaking at #3 on the United States and
   UK charts, making it his highest charting of the 1990s (it was his only
   album released during the 1990s). It also hit the top spot in Australia
   and on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. "The River of Dreams"
   was nominated for the 1993 Grammy Record of the Year award, but lost to
   "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston.

   In his performance of the song during the 1994 Grammy Awards telecast,
   Joel left a long pause in the middle of the song to protest the
   decision to cut off Frank Sinatra's acceptance speech after Sinatra
   received that year's Grammy Legend Award. During the pause, Joel noted
   he was wasting "valuable advertising time."

"The River of Dreams" Track Info

   Written By Billy Joel
   Mixing Phil Nicolo & Joe Nicolo
   Synthesizer Billy Joel
   Piano Billy Joel
   Organ Billy Joel
   Vocals Billy Joel
   Drums Zachary Alford
   Orchestra Arranged By Ira Newborn
   Percussion Andy Kravitz
   Guitar Danny Kortchmar & Mike Tyler
   Assistant Engineer Dirk Grobelny
   Engineer Phil Nicolo & Joe Nicolo
   Co-Produced By Joe Nicolo
   Bass Lonnie Hillyer, Jeff Lee Johnson & Chuck Treece
   Backing Vocals George Simms, Frank Simms, Wrecia Ford & 3 more
   Release Date August 10, 1993
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   River of Dreams Billy Joel
   1.   No Man's Land
   2.   The Great Wall of China
   3.   Blonde Over Blue
   4.   A Minor Variation
   5.   Shades of Grey
   6.   All About Soul
   7.   Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)
   8.   The River of Dreams
   9.   2000 Years
   10.   Famous Last Words
   A Hard Day's Night

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