The Carrie Underwood Just A Dream song was released as the fourth single from her second studio album, Carnival Ride..watch the music video here.
The Carrie Underwood Just A Dream song was released as the fourth single from her second studio album, Carnival Ride. For the week of November 8, 2008, the song became Underwood’s sixth straight number one country single, as well as her seventh number one single overall. The song stayed at the top of the country music chart for two weeks.
Watch the official music video and see the written lyrics below.
This song was written by Gordie Sampson, Steve McEwan, and Hillary Lindsey.
It was two weeks after the day she turned eighteen
All dressed in white, going to the church that night
She had his box of letters in the passenger seat
Sixpence in her shoe
Something borrowed, something blue
And when the church doors opened up wide
She put her veil down trying to hide the tears
Oh she just couldn’t believe it
She heard the trumpets from the military band
And the flowers fell out of her hands
Baby, why’d you leave me, why’d you have to go
I was counting on forever, now I’ll never know
I can’t even breathe
It’s like I’m looking from a distance,
Standing in the background
Everybody’s saying, he’s not coming home now,
This can’t be happening to me
This is just a dream
The preacher man said let us bow our heads and pray
Lord please lift his soul and heal this hurt
Then the congregation all stood up
And sang the saddest song that she ever heard
Then they handed her a folded up flag
And she held on to all she had left of him
Oh, and what could’ve been
And then guns rang one last shot
And it felt like a bullet in her heart
Baby, why’d you leave me, why’d you have to go
I was counting on forever, now I’ll never know
I can’t even breathe
It’s like I’m looking from a distance,
Standing in the background
Everybody’s saying, he’s not coming home now,
This can’t be happening to me
This is just a dream
Baby, why’d you leave me, why’d you have to go
I was counting on forever, now I’ll never know
Oh I’ll never know
It’s like I’m looking from a distance,
Standing in the background
Everybody’s saying, he’s not coming home now,
This can’t be happening to me
This is just a dream
Oh, this is just a dream
Just a dream, (yeah, yeah)
The song’s narrative takes us through the various stages of grief, from shock and disbelief to anger and sorrow, ultimately leading to acceptance. It’s a powerful reminder of the fragility of love and the harsh reality that sometimes, even the most beautiful dreams can turn into just that – dreams. The song is about a military groom that is not coming home and ruins her dream of a life together.
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