the road stretches on from unknown destination 
across open streams 
through fields of carnations 
it enters a city, a building 
it stretches ahead 
it stops at the feet 
the feet of his bed 

he's aware of a small inclination 
a dream in a dream 
he pays no attention 
oranges hover and faces all over he knows 
is how the dream goes 

caught within a dream within a dream 
a man within a man 
caught within a thought within a thought 
an ocean so deep 
he will drown in his sleep 

ths winds whistles lower and the windows are yielding 
the telephone rings in the opposite building 
a voice with a likable, unrecognizable air 
it runs in the walls 
it isn't quite there 

he's aware of a change in the weather 
a dream in a dream 
he'll think of it later 
a wonderful melody line that he couldn't quite get 
he couldn't remember 
he'd never forget 

caught within a dream within a dream 
a man within a man 
caught within a thought within a thought 
an ocean so deep 
he will drown his sleep