"I close my eyes, and drift away

into the magic night- I softly say

a silent prayer, as dreamers do

I close my eyes and dream my dream of you.

In dreams I walk with you- in dreams I talk with you

In dreams you're mine all of the time

We're together in dreams-

But just before the dawn, I awake and find you gone

I can't help it- I can't help it if I cry

I remember when you said Goodbye

It's too bad that all these things

Can only happen in my dreams

Only in dreams- in beautiful dreams."

Roy Orbison wrote that for his wife after she died in a tragic accident in the early 1960s. I can't say whether it is the song or the ache in Roy's voice when he sings it, but I think it's my favorite song of lost love.