Now I lay me down not to sleep
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I just get tangled in the sheets
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I swim in sweat three inches deep
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I just lay back and claim defeat
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Chapter read and lesson learned
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I turned the lights off while she burned
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So while she's three hundred degrees
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I throw the sheets off and I freeze
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Lids down, I count sheep
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I count heartbeats
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The only thing that counts is
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that I won't sleep
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I countdown, I look around
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Who needs sleep?
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well you're never gonna get it
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Who needs sleep?
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tell me what's that for
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Who needs sleep?
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be happy with what you're getting
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There's a guy who's been awake
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since the Second World War
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My hands are locked up tight in fists
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My mind is racing, filled with lists
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of things to do and things I've done
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Another sleepless night's begun
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Lids down, I count sheep
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I count heartbeats
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The only thing that counts is
|
that I won't sleep
|
I countdown, I look around
|
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Who needs sleep?
|
well you're never gonna get it
|
Who needs sleep?
|
tell me what's that for
|
Who needs sleep?
|
be happy with what you're getting
|
There's a guy who's been awake
|
since the Second World War
|
|
Who needs sleep?
|
well you're never gonna get it
|
Who needs sleep?
|
tell me what's that for
|
Who needs sleep?
|
be happy with what you're getting
|
There's a guy who's been awake
|
since the Second World War
|
|
There's so much joy in life,
|
so many pleasures all around
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But the pleasure of insomnia
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is one I've never found
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With all life has to offer,
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there's so much to be enjoyed
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But the pleasures of insomnia
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are ones I can't avoid
|
|
Lids down, I count sheep
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I count heartbeats
|
The only thing that counts is
|
that I won't sleep
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I countdown, I look around
|
|
Hala Hala Hala
|
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Who needs sleep?
|
well you're never gonna get it
|
Who needs sleep?
|
tell me what's that for
|
Who needs sleep?
|
be happy with what you're getting
|
There's a guy who's been awake
|
since the Second World War
|
|
[Repeat]
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Who Needs Sleep?
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| Barenaked Ladies |
