Combat baby come back Combat baby come back baby Said it all before They try to kick it, their feet fall asleep Fight off the lethargy Don't go quietly Combat baby Said you would never give up easy Every mighty mild seventies child

Sleep don't visit, so I choke on sun And the days blur into one And the backs of my eyes hum with things I've never done Sheets are swaying from an old clothesline Like a row of captured ghosts over old dead grass Was never much but we made the most

Though I never pray God reigns today Let's be, let's be love And if I never stand on another corner trying hard to be a father If I never need again I'll find that sleep again Oh, once you crawl in, you never come back again Oh, and once you crawl in,

Though I never pray God reigns today Let's be, let's be love And if I never stand on another corner trying hard to be a father If I never need again I'll find that sleep again Oh, once you crawl in, you never come back again Oh, and once you crawl in,

Put our heads together and think on it Maybe later on we can sleep on it But for right now Girl we just need to drink on it Hey girl, hey where ya goin' Come back and sit back down You look too good to be heading home so early now You say you gotta work

Everybody wants to rule the world Nothing ever lasts forever Welcome to your life There's no turning back Even while we sleep We will find you Acting on your best behavior Turn your back on mother nature It's my own design

Sleep don't visit, so I choke on sun And the days blur into one And the backs of my eyes hum with things I've never done Sheets are swaying from an old clothesline Like a row of captured ghosts over old dead grass Was never much but we made the most

We've got to get to the sea Dreams to drain Put them in a cage Unlock the pain And I'll be here waiting You fell asleep with the key All your walls Mean nothing to me I know you'll come back

Alexander, come back to sleep I have an early meeting out of town It’s still dark outside I know, I just need to write something down Why do you write like you’re running out of time? (shh) Come back to bed, that would be enough I’ll be back before you