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"Written in Spring 1994. It seems that the only images associated with homosexuals through the mainstream media are the lilies at our funerals and the red ribbons the stars wear to show how hip they are. The last verse actually came first, several months before the rest. At the time it was my attempt to deal with the impending death of my uncle Tim from cancer. But the specific predator is inconsequential. Whether it's aids or cancer, we all suffer the same sense of loss when our best and brightest are taken away." - Brian

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I had a dream that my friends and I
Were birds on a wire
We'd come together just to sit and laugh
Each day for a while
But one by one they flew away
Each bird would leave the wire
As the only bird left alone I cried

I had a dream all my friends stopped by
Just like old times
It didn't matter that I'd stood beside and watched each one of them die
It felt so good just to hear them laugh
And to hear them call my name
But when I woke up I was alone again

I had a dream that they found a cure so he didn't have to die
We'd live together to a ripe old age
Side by side
And as the sun set at the end of the day
We'd hold each other close
And we wouldn't have to say a word, we'd know

credits

from Hanging On For Dear Life (The 20th Century Demos Volume 1), released October 26, 2000
All words and music by Brian McKnight (ASCAP), Tragical Mirth Music
Copyright 1998
Recording copyright 2000

Produced by Brian McKnight, Josh Horvath & Gabe McPherson
Engineered by Josh Horvath

Gabe McPherson: keyboards, sequencer
Brian McKnight: acoustic guitar, vocal

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The Baker Street Irregulars Chicago, Illinois

Somewhere between Plastic Ono and Rolling Thunder, THE BAKER STREET IRREGULARS bring an LGBTQ twist to the classic folk/folk rock/indie milieu. Brian McKnight – the singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist at the center of this one-man-band – enlists the aid of the occasional musician (thus the irregular line-up) to record original songs that are at once deeply personal and entirely universal. ... more

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