When I fall into sleep

When I fall into sleep
and slowly dream of you,
I enter upon a reality
where life is always blue.
When the iron curtains fall
and the sights of life disperse,
I enter a truer realm of life
where dreams are but a curse.
Imagery becomes reality. Thoughts become true life.
And I walk among the scenery of mind, my loving wife.

But when the night grows old,
when morning begins to sigh,
I again must face a death
and enter a lovely lie.
For life is but an ugly dream
and thoughts are never cheap.
So I pay my fee every night
when I fall into sleep.