dreamed of a smile long before it ever shone my way
i dreamed of it night and day like a sun that never set
over straight and crooked miles falling out of favour or embraced
wondering where was love? it hadn't happened yet
baby i missed you before we ever met

when things were looking down my heart would always find the words to say
any time i'd lose my way in times when i'd forget
that love was all around it fought for my attention every day
things went on this way for a thousand years i guess
baby i missed you before we ever met

had i been listening i would have heard that little voice inside me say
there's something missing instead i chose to let it pass me by chose to look the other way
i believed in love in every word they said
and i dreamed of a smile long before it ever shone my way
i dreamed of it night and day so how could i forget?
baby i missed you before we ever met