Lyrics of
Dear Mr Fantasy

Dear Mr. Fantasy was written as a sort of playful escape from reality, penned at a time when the members of Traffic were living together in a cottage, seeking inspiration. The track carries a psychedelic tone that was popular at the time. The lyrics refer to musics ability to ease sorrow and bring joy, asking Mr. Fantasy to play a tune to make everyone happy.

Dear Mister Fantasy play us a tune,
something to make us all happy
Do anything take us out of this gloom
Sing a song, play guitar,
make it snappy
You are the one who can make us all laugh,
but doing that you break out in tears
Please don't be sad if it was a straight mind you had,
we wouldn't have known you all these years
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Oh Ah Ah
Dear Mister Fantasy play us a tune,
something to make us all happy
Do anything take us out of this gloom
Sing a song, play guitar,
make it snappy
You are the one who can make us all laugh,
but doing that you break out in tears
Please don't be sad if it was a straight mind you had,
we wouldn't have known you all these years
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