Haunted nights for haleyon days Can't sleep to the scraping of his voice Nature's way struck grief in me And I became a ghost in sickness Willingly guided into heresy Beneath the surface, stark emptiness And you'd pity my conviction Whereas I thought of

Mama's got a squeeze box Daddy never sleeps at night And the music's all right 'Cause she's playing all night She wears on her chest And when daddy comes home He never gets no rest Well the kids don't eat And the dog can't sleep

I can't eat and I can't sleep It's turning me every way but loose He said it sounds like love's got a hold on you No doubt love's got a hold on you Sounds like love's got a hold on you I said my hands are sweaty and my knees are weak I called my doctor

And I can't eat I can't sleep I want to thank you for coming And why do we always laugh While we're in this discussion She's old enough She knows enough She's thrown up So throw her

I'm lovin' you more, more now, lovin' you more every day, oh yes I am I'm lovin' you more, sho' 'nuff now, in every way now Oh you got me so I can't eat and I can't sleep a wink Everybody gonna start talkin', askin' what are you, what are you doin' to

When will you call? Now we're through Call me! Call me! Call! I can't sleep, and I can't eat And I won't until I hear your voice Gotta start a new life without you Call me lady, call me when you get a chance Three in the morn, tossing and turning

To make you feel safe from me Tonight I'm sleeping wide awake I can't promise we'll be okay But I'll keep fighting 'til the end I made the darkness sleep again To flee the creatures from this land We're now safe but I can't forget Oh, hard a fear

You know, you know, you know Feels like there's no reason for me to keep breathing if I’m gonna be alone I can’t sleep alone and I can’t go eat alone Yeah, the crowd gonna shout, but when the lights go out You know me being me, you wouldn’t think I’d be

Infatuation Oh no not again It hurts so good I don't understand Maybe this woman's just all I need Early in the morning I can't sleep I can't work and I can't eat I've been drunk all day, can't concentrate Maybe I'm making a big mistake

Go on, it's over I'll be right here, I'll be right here I'll be here for you When the lights go down, and the stars come out Under stars girl, underwater, when you can't breathe When it's past three in the morning and you can't sleep When your heart