Tom MacKenzie: Listen

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Inspired by my daughter and her sleeping habits. From "Wake Me When Its Over"

PLEASE GIVE ME FIVE LITTLE MINUTES OF SLEEP
I CAN’T MAKE IT THIS WAY I CAN’T STAY ON MY FEET
SEE MY EYELIDS DRAGGING ON THE SOLES OF MY SHOES
BEEN UP SINCE FOUR I THINK I PAID ENOUGH DUES

I NEED TO LUMBER DOWN TO SLUMBER TOWN
AND SAW MYSELF A LOG OR TWO
JUST ONE WINK IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK OF YOU
MY ENERGY IS NEARLY GONE MY MIND WENT YESTERDAY
THERE’S NOTHING LEFT THERE AIN’T NO MORE
MY WORDS JUST DRIFT AWAY

SLEEP, SLEEP, SLEEP
THAT’S ALL I NEED
MY ONLY DREAM
IS SLEEP

I HOPED MY PLAN TODAY WOULD LET ME
BRUSH MY TEETH BEFORE THE SUN WENT DOWN
OR MAYBE, DARE TO DREAM, GET DRESSED
AND MAKE IT ALL THE WAY TO TOWN
NOW HOLD ON HERE, GET A GRIP, CHECK REALITY
YOU’RE THE ON WHO HOLDS THE CARDS
THE GAME’S NOT UP TO ME

STILL THERE’S A LOT OF REALLY LOVELY THINGS
THAT SHOULD BE SAID ON YOUR BEHALF
YOU MAKE ME PROUD, YOU MAKE ME SMILE
YOU MAKE ME LIFT MY HEAD AND LAUGH
BUT THAT’LL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL ANOTHER DAY ANOTHER SONG
THIS ONE’S DONE, YOUR MOM IS HOME, AND I’VE BEEN UP TOO LONG

SLEEP, SLEEP, SLEEP
THAT’S ALL I NEED
MY ONLY DREAM
IS SLEEP