Sleep
I'm so wired,
Very tired,
Why can't I
Close my eyes.
Times speeding
It's day, it's night, it's night, it's day
And it's time
I went to sleep.
Chorus:
Tired and sick, I'm sick and tired,
I'm falling on my feet
Tired and sick, I'm sick and tired,
Why can't I close my eyes and go to sleep?
It's not as easy as it seems.
Sssh
Draw the blinds
Sssh
Kill that light,
Sssh
Put down that book,
Sssh
The phone rings
Sssh
I'm not here
Sssh
I'm off the hook
(I'm so wired)
Close your eyes,
(Very tired)
Put down your head,
(Why can't I)
Go to sleep
Close my eyes.
If I took enough of these red things,
Get some permanent sleep, blue things,
What lullabys would you sing, white things
I wanna go
It's a long drive home
Don't wanna stay,
One more minute
Close my eyes and go to sleep
It's not as easy as it seems,
Close my eyes and go to sleep
I'm jumping fences, counting sheep
I'm counting fences, jumping sheep
I'm fencing jumpsuits in my sleep
I'm counting fencing, I can't thinkSomeone is sleeping on my street,
I step over them because I need my coffee,
Someone is playing in the hall,
I hope they don?t grow up at all,
And burn my house down
I don't think I ever sleep,
There are too many things I need,
I don't think I ever sleep,
There's nothing here I really need
Someone smells like piss and shit,
I guess it's only appropriate,
If you could see my elbow,
Still, I know my liquor store,
And what's in the rice and beans,
While I have nothing to move
I don't think I ever sleep,
There are too many things I need,
I don't think I ever sleep,
There's nothing here I really need
My landlord's coming around again,
And I don't catch a word he says,
I guess it's not important,
Junkies lying in the hall,
It's not romantic here at all,
It's just a cheap excuse to be driven to drink,
Driven to drink, driven to drink,
Driven to drink, driven to drink, driven to drink,
Driven to drink, driven to drink, driven to drink,
Driven to drink, driven to drink, driven to drinkDon't say you can't
just do what i would do for you
you watch my back
and i'll be there to cover you
do as i say
and never question what i do
two feet away
there's trouble closing in on you
close my heavy eyes now
give me sleep
i travel troubled oceans
across the land and seaYou little thing my little thing you're bringing me no peace
my little one been giving me no rest
i've loved you all the ways that i know how
i've loved you all the ways that i can now
and i will come when you call and you will sleep while i cry
sweetheart
all that i am all that i have is yours
all of my love all of my life is yours
to see you in my arms is all i know
i've missed you in my arms is all i know
and i will come when you call and you will sleep while i cry
sweetheart
you've chosen my life
all of me
fill up my life
and i will come when you call and you will sleep while i cryIn the black of the night
in the black of the night
there's a flashing light
shining bright shining bright
what happens now to your eyes so suddenly
what happens now to your eyes
wer reitet so spaet
durch nacht und wind
darling child come with me
my daughters sing and rock you to sleep
in the back of the car
in the back of the car
who cares where you are
no one cares
no one cares
what happens now to your eyes so sad and lonely
what happens now to your eyes
so suddenly
what happens now to your eyes
du liebest kind komm geh mit mir
can't you hear
can't you see
there is someone
in the black
of the night
there's a flashing
light
shining bright
wer reitet so spaet
durch nacht und wind
es ist der vater
mit seinem kindHey there you
Way out there in the distance
Can you hear me
Are you there
I know it's late
So please forgive my persistence
But I'm hanging
Do you care
So lay back
Call off the attack
Cause if you look deep
Dreams are nothing that I lack
And all I seek
A final chance to speak
And I would let the whole thing keep
If I could just sleep
Hey there you
Way out there could you show me
Just a signal
Or a sign
That after all
All these years
That you know me
And I'm not just
Killing time
So lay back
Call off the attack
Cause if you look deep
Dreams are nothing that I lack
And all I seek
A final chance to speak
And I would let the whole thing keep
If I could just sleep
And as I lay there at night
Building castles in the air
Our of alibis and all those little lies
And then I look inside
And pray that I don't care
I don't care
I don't careIn the middle of the night
Head on my pillow
Looking like a little ghost
Seems like all of the htings
That you gave me mother
Have all gone up in smoke
In the middle of the night
You don't know what I'm thinking
But still the stars just sparkle and shine
Seems like all of the time
Our boat was slowly sinking
You didn't even seem to mind
Now all I want to do is sleep
Now all I want to do is sleep
Now all I want to do...
Is sleep
Very tired,
Why can't I
Close my eyes.
Times speeding
It's day, it's night, it's night, it's day
And it's time
I went to sleep.
Chorus:
Tired and sick, I'm sick and tired,
I'm falling on my feet
Tired and sick, I'm sick and tired,
Why can't I close my eyes and go to sleep?
It's not as easy as it seems.
Sssh
Draw the blinds
Sssh
Kill that light,
Sssh
Put down that book,
Sssh
The phone rings
Sssh
I'm not here
Sssh
I'm off the hook
(I'm so wired)
Close your eyes,
(Very tired)
Put down your head,
(Why can't I)
Go to sleep
Close my eyes.
If I took enough of these red things,
Get some permanent sleep, blue things,
What lullabys would you sing, white things
I wanna go
It's a long drive home
Don't wanna stay,
One more minute
Close my eyes and go to sleep
It's not as easy as it seems,
Close my eyes and go to sleep
I'm jumping fences, counting sheep
I'm counting fences, jumping sheep
I'm fencing jumpsuits in my sleep
I'm counting fencing, I can't thinkSomeone is sleeping on my street,
I step over them because I need my coffee,
Someone is playing in the hall,
I hope they don?t grow up at all,
And burn my house down
I don't think I ever sleep,
There are too many things I need,
I don't think I ever sleep,
There's nothing here I really need
Someone smells like piss and shit,
I guess it's only appropriate,
If you could see my elbow,
Still, I know my liquor store,
And what's in the rice and beans,
While I have nothing to move
I don't think I ever sleep,
There are too many things I need,
I don't think I ever sleep,
There's nothing here I really need
My landlord's coming around again,
And I don't catch a word he says,
I guess it's not important,
Junkies lying in the hall,
It's not romantic here at all,
It's just a cheap excuse to be driven to drink,
Driven to drink, driven to drink,
Driven to drink, driven to drink, driven to drink,
Driven to drink, driven to drink, driven to drink,
Driven to drink, driven to drink, driven to drinkDon't say you can't
just do what i would do for you
you watch my back
and i'll be there to cover you
do as i say
and never question what i do
two feet away
there's trouble closing in on you
close my heavy eyes now
give me sleep
i travel troubled oceans
across the land and seaYou little thing my little thing you're bringing me no peace
my little one been giving me no rest
i've loved you all the ways that i know how
i've loved you all the ways that i can now
and i will come when you call and you will sleep while i cry
sweetheart
all that i am all that i have is yours
all of my love all of my life is yours
to see you in my arms is all i know
i've missed you in my arms is all i know
and i will come when you call and you will sleep while i cry
sweetheart
you've chosen my life
all of me
fill up my life
and i will come when you call and you will sleep while i cryIn the black of the night
in the black of the night
there's a flashing light
shining bright shining bright
what happens now to your eyes so suddenly
what happens now to your eyes
wer reitet so spaet
durch nacht und wind
darling child come with me
my daughters sing and rock you to sleep
in the back of the car
in the back of the car
who cares where you are
no one cares
no one cares
what happens now to your eyes so sad and lonely
what happens now to your eyes
so suddenly
what happens now to your eyes
du liebest kind komm geh mit mir
can't you hear
can't you see
there is someone
in the black
of the night
there's a flashing
light
shining bright
wer reitet so spaet
durch nacht und wind
es ist der vater
mit seinem kindHey there you
Way out there in the distance
Can you hear me
Are you there
I know it's late
So please forgive my persistence
But I'm hanging
Do you care
So lay back
Call off the attack
Cause if you look deep
Dreams are nothing that I lack
And all I seek
A final chance to speak
And I would let the whole thing keep
If I could just sleep
Hey there you
Way out there could you show me
Just a signal
Or a sign
That after all
All these years
That you know me
And I'm not just
Killing time
So lay back
Call off the attack
Cause if you look deep
Dreams are nothing that I lack
And all I seek
A final chance to speak
And I would let the whole thing keep
If I could just sleep
And as I lay there at night
Building castles in the air
Our of alibis and all those little lies
And then I look inside
And pray that I don't care
I don't care
I don't careIn the middle of the night
Head on my pillow
Looking like a little ghost
Seems like all of the htings
That you gave me mother
Have all gone up in smoke
In the middle of the night
You don't know what I'm thinking
But still the stars just sparkle and shine
Seems like all of the time
Our boat was slowly sinking
You didn't even seem to mind
Now all I want to do is sleep
Now all I want to do is sleep
Now all I want to do...
Is sleep