Dreams

"Dreams" is a song written by Eban Schletter for the musical SpongeBob SquarePants: The Sponge Who Could Fly, which is based on the episode "The Sponge Who Could Fly."

Lyrics

Short fish: I had a dream to be ten feet tall

But instead, I turned out to be rather small

The shame of it all was almost unbearable

Thanks for reminding me

Queen fish: I had a dream to be queen of a land

But nothing came of my noble plan

Because for me, a crown is unwearable

Thanks for reminding me

Singing fish: I had a dream that I could be the greatest soprano in all the sea...

Thanks for reminding me

Bikini Bottomites: I was going to climb a mountain, but I'm afraid of heights

I was going to be a dancer, but I don't look good in tights

Writing a great novel takes too much time

Poet fish: I dared to be a poet, but you have to be able to think of words that sound like other words and have a really good... oh, what's that called when you know a lot of words?

Bikini Bottomites: Vocabulary!

Poet fish: Oh yeah, anyway... I was really bad at it

Thanks for reminding me

Bikini Bottomites: Thanks for reminding me

Thanks for reminding me, too

We wouldn't be remembering our big disappointments if it weren't for you

SpongeBob: I'm sorry for your pain

It really is a shame

It's like my kite breaking

No one is to blame

Nerd fish: Hey, that's a really good idea! It would be a lot easier to deal with all these negative feelings if we had someone to blame.

Bikini Bottomites: Yeah!

Who do you blame when your dreams have died?

And your bubble's burst?

And you've swallowed your pride?

Who do you blame when your dream is a dud?

When your hopes take a nosedive into the mud?

Singing fish: Who do you blame when your speaking voice is really quite enjoyable...

But your singing voice is horrible?

Bikini Bottomites: Who do you blame?

Who? I don't know!

Loud fish: Hey, I've got something to say! I think we should blame him!

Bikini Bottomites: Yeah!

We blame you, you, you, you! We blame you!

We blame you, you, you, you! We blame you!

Fisherman fish: I was going to be a fisherman 'till I found out I'm a fish

Buoy fish: I was going to be a buoy but I didn't get my wish

Plankton: I wanted to get that formula to make a Krabby Patty

Old fish: I wanted to go and take a trip to good ol' Cincinnati

SpongeBob: What's Cincinnati?

Old fish: Uh, I don't know, I just like the way it sounds! (laughs)

Bikini Bottomites: We blame you, you, you, you! We blame you!

We blame you, you, you, you!

We blame you!