A candy-colored clown they call the sandman
Tiptoes to my room every night
Just to sprinkle stardust and to whisper:
"Go to sleep, everything is alright"
I close my eyes
Then I drift away
Into the magic night
I softly sway
Oh smile and pray
Like dreamers do
Then I fall asleep
To dream my dreams of you [ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/r/roy_orbison/in_dreams.html ]
In dreams...I walk with you
In dreams...I talk to you
In dreams...Your mine
All of the time
We're together
In dreams...In dreams
But just before the dawn
I awake and find you gone
I can't help it...I can't help it
If I cry
I remember
That you said goodbye
To end all these things
And I'll be happy in my dreams
Only in dreams
In beautiful dreams
I think that "that you said goodbye" was a substitute for "the day that you died". Remember, roy lost two sons in a fire and his wife in a motorcycle accident. He's dreaming he's with them.