DREAM

"All I Have to Do Is Dream"
words and music by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant
​new music and lyrics by Roy Zimmerman and Melanie Harby

I think about Alonso Guillén
Again and again since Harvey made landfall
He was born in Piedras Negras
His father brought him across the border

Dream
Dream

He grew up in an east Texas town
Bought a house there, wanted a family
Working to be Alonso Guillén
American citizen this side of the border

Dream 
Dream
The American Dream

And when the waters rose after the hurricane
Alonso drove two hours to Houston
Borrowed a boat and set out in the driving rain
To save some strangers

On Wednesday night, that boat went down
Alonso was found Sunday morning
His mother wipes the tears from her face
Says he’s gone to a place with no borders

Dream…
Dream, Dream, Dream
Dream
The American Dream
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Dream, Dream, Dream
Dream

"Dream" is on the new double-album release THIS MACHINE: THE BEST OF ROY ZIMMERMAN and on the album RIZE UP, available as a CD, as a digital download and as part of the Complete Collection. 

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