For a dream

I picture us together 

Framed in gold leaf  

On the mantle with the others  

One big happy family  

But that snapshot can't be found 

And I don't trust my memory
But it's alright it's alright  

For a dream
I imagine we are gathered  

But this time not dressed in black  

There's laughing and smiling  

Not stabbing in the back  

But it's too good to be true  

And too bad I still recall the screams  
I keep half the picture   
Mostly in my mind  

Mama dressed in white  

Ripped when she held your hand  

Showing no signs of age  

Just slightly frayed along the seam
It's alright  

All that I can claim 

It's alright  

And it will have to do  

It's alright  

Better than the pain  

It's alright  

Better than the truth 

It's alright  

Alright for a dream  

It's alright  

Better than fate and the great scheme 

It's alright  

It's alright