I Can’t Wake Up To Save My Life – Richard Thompson
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In my nightmare everything’s wrong I’m waiting for love, but you come along You smile, you wave, you great me, ciao! But you seem too happy to see me somehow
Then the sky falls in on my head Your nails grow long, your eyes turn red You say, forever dear and a day You promise you’re never going to go away And my feet won’t move when I run the other way
I can’t wake up to save my life I can’t wake up to save my life
In my nightmare you forgive me The cruelest gift you could ever give me You say that you understand me now But your eyes say, brother, I’ll get you somehow
Then the lightning streaks across the room You smell like something fresh from the tomb You squeeze too hard, you insist on kissing When it seems like half your face is missing And your hair’s turned into reptiles hissing
I can’t wake up to save my life I can’t wake up to save my life
Things I done make my dreams go bad Like Borstal boys coming home to Dad What ye reap so shall ye sow Now shake me, wake me, go man go
I can’t wake up to save my life I can’t wake up to save my life …