The burden and the noose Just cut me loose Lost in thought Recounting the cost when sanity became askew When turning the pages of life concentrated On killing the sorrow that tears us in two A faded memory of what used to be It can't be mistaken, the

One, two, three, four to the five baby, I'm counting on you I've never been in love before Don't hurt me Don't give up on me What would I wanna do that for? Don't use me Take advantage of me Now I'm about to give you my heart

Sweet surrender on the quayside You remember we used to run and hide In the shadow of the cargoes I take you one time And we're counting all the numbers down to the waterline Near misses on the dog leap stairways French kisses in the darkened doorways A

Blank face in the windowpane Made clear in seconds of light Disappears and returns again Counting hours, searching the night Might be waiting for someone Might be there for us to see Might be in need of talking Might be staring directly at me Inside

Close your eyes, Close your eyes. Close your eyes Put your head on my shoulder and sleep. And I will close mine. Let's pretend that we're both counting sheep. This is divine. Music play, Something dreamy for dancing,

I wouldn't have it any other way Here I go, down this road Another town, another state All I want, is to sing my songs Hearing that crowd, keeps me going Guitars rocking, wheels rolling Counting the lines on a highway road Mile one by one Flying through

On my own, here we go My eyes feel like they're gonna bleed Dried up and bulging out my skull My mouth is dry My face is numb Fucked up and spun out in my room I'm having trouble trying to sleep I'm counting sheep but running out As time ticks by

Ladies and gentleman Please rise The king is here I've been doing this for a while Putting in work, traveling miles Counting money by the pile My sounds make your lady smile I've been doing this for years All the blood, the sweat, the tears

It's like counting up to three (One, two, three) Sing a simple melody (Do re mi, ABC) That's how easy love can be! One, two, three Or simple as A buh-buh buh buh-buh

Not even the king They can't afford what we've got All the king's horses and all the king's men Can't afford what we've got Some people so poor, all that they've got is money Oh, and diamonds Some people waste their life counting their thousands I don't