Dreams

My dreams were a thing of yesterday
Much like a myth or fairy tale
It's time to put them all away
Like faded flowers grown oh so pale

Dreams are foolish things you know
They make for disappointment and regret
I know that mine just won't come true
My wishes I will never get

There is nothing left to believe
My hopes have all been dashed
The chances that I had are gone
And the opportunities have passed

It's a waste of time to keep on thinking
Of what might be or what's to come
I'm better off facing reality
My desires must now be shunned

So I resign myself to fate
I'm better off knowing the truth
I won't believe in what could be
Just in the things for which there's proof