VAUGHN MONROE AND HIS ORCHESTRA VOCAL BY VAUGHN MONROE DON'T BUILD YOUR DREAMS TOO HIGH. FOOLS TRY TO REACH THE SKY. ONCE I WISHED UPON A STAR AND FOUND, EVEN STARS CAN TUMBLE TO THE GROUND. DON'T BUILD YOUR DREAMS TOO HIGH. LATER YOU'LL WONDER WHY. IF THE ONE YOU LOVE CAN'T BE YOURS OWN, AND A LOVE THAT'S YOURS ALONE. AND I'M NOT JUST SAYING THIS, PRETENDING I'M SMART. I KNOW WHAT A CARELESS KISS, CAN DO TO A HEART. DON'T BUILD YOUR DREAMS TOO HIGH. DON'T DO THE SAME AS I. TRY TO FIND A DREAM THAT COULD COME TRUE, AND HAPPINESS WILL COME TO YOU. ORCHESTRAL REFRAIN FOLLOWS THEN; AND I'M NOT JUST SAYING THIS, PRETENDING I'M SMART. I KNOW WHAT A CARELESS KISS, CAN DO TO A HEART. DON'T BUILD YOUR DREAMS TOO HIGH. DON'T DO THE SAME AS I. TRY TO FIND A DREAM THAT COULD COME TRUE, AND HAPPINESS WILL COME TO YOU.