Roger Hodgson wrote the song when he was 19, and it became one of the first the band recorded. It was the first charting hit, reaching #13 in the UK and #15 (a live single version) in the US. He recorded the demo of the song with vocals, cardboard boxes used for percussion, and an electric piano.
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[Intro]
[Verse 1: Roger Hodgson]
Dreamer, you know you are a dreamer
Well, can you put your hands in your head? Oh no!
I said, dreamer, you're nothing but a dreamer
Well, can you put your hands in your head? Oh no!
[Hook: Roger Hodgson]
I said, "far out, what a day, a year, a life it is!"
You know, well, you know you had it comin' to you
Now there's not a lot I can do
[Verse 2: Roger Hodgson]
Dreamer, you stupid little dreamer
So, now you put your head in your hands, oh no!
Woo!
[Hook: Roger Hodgson]
I said "Far out, - What a day, a year, a life it is!"
You know, well, you know you had it comin' to you
Now there's not a lot I can do
[Bridge: Roger Hodgson, Rick Davies & Rick Davies & John Helliwell]
Well, work it out someday
If I could see something
You can see anything you want, boy
If I could be someone
You can be anyone, celebrate, boy
Well, if I could do something
You can do something
If I could do anything
Can you do something out of this world?
Take a dream on a Sunday
Take a life, take a holiday
Take a lie, take a dreamer
Dream, dream, dream, dream
Dream along
Dreamer, come on and dream and dream along
Come on and dream and dream along (a little)
Dreamer, come on and dream and dream along
Come on and dream and dream along
[Outro: Roger Hodgson]
Dreamer, you know you are a dreamer
Well, can you put your hands in your head? Oh no!
I said, dreamer, you're nothing but a dreamer
Well, can you put your hands in your head? Oh no!
Oh no!
Dreamer was written by Roger Hodgson.
Dreamer was produced by Ken Scott & Supertramp.
Supertramp released Dreamer on Fri Sep 13 1974.