Grady Tate - Sack Full Of Dreams (Skye/Buddah Records 1969)

"Sack Full of Dreams" is a song by Gary McFarland & Louis Savary.

Grady Tate (January 14, 1932 - October 8, 2017) was a hard bop and soul-jazz drummer and singer. He has played with Lional Hampton, Jimmy Smith, Grant Green, Lena Horne, Astrud Gilberto, Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, Blossom Dearie, Chris Connor, Sarah Vaughan, Ray Charles, Cal Tjader, Peggy Lee, Bill Evans, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Tom Rapp, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Stanley Turrentine, Charles Earland, Quincy Jones, Stan Getz, and Wes Montgomery. Tate has a baritone voice and has released many albums as leader and vocalist.

Grady's accompanied by Chuck Rainy (bass); Bernie Purdie (drums); Eric Gale (guitar); and Paul Griffin (piano).

I've got a dream for the world
Peace in the rivers and everywhere
Bridges of steel and love and cities that smile

Gray empty faces walk by
Hands try to hide all the lonlieness
Lighting their cigarette to blow time away

Lost in the noise, lonely as wind
People on sidewalks with no place to go
Can they learn to understand
The world of love that I'm dreaming

I've got a dream for the world
Kites flying hope through a summer sky
Corners where children play and run in the rain

I've got a sack full of dreams
Streets filled with laughter and toy balloons
People with hearts that care
Who listen for love

Wanting to sing
Wanting to care
Wanting to share
All my dreams for the world
Will they learn to understand
The world of love
That I'm dreaming
The world of love
That I'm dreaming

This is my sack full of dreams