This was me, before you arrived
I hung my dreams out to dry
I was faking it, phoning it in
Living inside myself
The fire had left my eyes
Shell shocked and paralyzed
Convinced I had lost my touch

Then like a flame
That I thought was lost forever
You called my name
Now I'm alive again, alive again
I feel the beating of a brand new heart
The pounding rhythm of a brand new start
And it's shaking me up, don't wake me up
While I am dreaming
My hands are strumming on a thousand strings
You eyes are telling me thousand things
And it's shaking me up
This time I've got so much to give
And a brand new reason to live

This was you, thousand tears ago
Resigned to never know
Someone who loved you smile
Your crazy sense of style
You sat there alone and said a silent prayer
For someone to love and share
All the laughter and sorrow, all your tomorrow
I've never been
A poet or romancer
But I heard your prayer
And I knew you were the answer

I feel the beating of a brand new heart
The pounding rhythm of a brand new start
And it's shaking me up, don't wake me up
While I am dreaming
My hands are strumming on thousand strings
You eyes are telling me thousand things
And it's shaking me up
This time I've got so much to give
And a brand new reason to live
Take a look at yourself
I can hardly believe my eyes
What ever happened to the man I knew
Who never seemed to have a clue
You breathed new life into me

I feel the beating of a brand new heart
The pounding rhythm of a brand new start
And it's shaking me up, don't wake me up
While I am dreaming
My hands are strumming on thousand strings
You eyes are telling me thousand things
And it's shaking me up
This time I've got so much to give
And a brand new reason to live
My hands are strumming on thousand strings
You eyes are telling me thousand things
And it's shaking me up, it's shaking me up