About The Song
“Dream Walkin'” is a song co-written and performed by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released in January 1998 as the third single from his album of the same name. It peaked at number 5 in the United States, and number 3 in Canada. Keith wrote the song with Chuck Cannon.
The song is about a man who dreams in many situations, such as leaving a yellow rose and a longneck bottle, and a woman stealing the man’s sunglasses and an old jean jacket.
The music video was directed by Michael Salomon, and premiered on CMT on January 30, 1998, when CMT named it a “Hot Shot”. It features Keith in a dream fantasy world. Throughout the video, Keith was lying in bed singing the song, and showing him going throughout his dreams. Keith was waking up the whole time throughout the video.
“Dream Walkin'” debuted at number 75 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for the week of January 31, 1998.
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Lyrics
She left a yellow rose and a long neck bottle
On a table beside my bed
With a short little note that said I had a good time
It was written in lipstick red
She didn’t sign her name, I wonder
If that’s a little secret that she keeps
Oh, she’s walkin’ around in my sleep
Dream walkin’, pillow talkin’
She’s callin’ my name again
Day’s breakin’, I ain’t wakin’ up, I’m sleepin’ in
I’m on a roll now, I gotta know how this dream ends
She took my new sunglasses and my old jean jacket
And she never even bothered to ask
You could say I haven’t seen her since late last summer
But every night she comes back
Just like smoke through the keyhole
She slips in so silently
Oh, she’s walkin’ around in my sleep
Dream walkin’, pillow talkin’
She’s callin’ my name again
Day’s breakin’, I ain’t wakin’ up, I’m sleepin’ in
I’m on a roll now, I gotta know how this dream ends
Ooh, there’s a thin line between dreams and memories
I’ll be losin’ my mind ’til she comes back to me
Dream walkin’, pillow talkin’
She’s callin’ my name again
Day’s breakin’, I ain’t wakin’ up, I’m sleepin’ in
I’m on a roll now, I gotta know how this dream ends
I’m on a roll now, I gotta know how this dream ends
I’m on a roll now, I gotta know how this dream ends
She’s walkin’ around in my sleep
She’s walkin’ around in my sleep
Yeah, yeah