I Can't Wake Up To Save My Life - Richard Thompson

In my nightmare everything’s wrong

I’m waiting for love, but you come along

You smile, you wave, you kiss 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 swear that you’re never going to go away

And my feet won’t move to run the other way

And I can’t wake up to save my life

Oh I can’t wake up to save my life

In my nightmare you forgive me The cruellest gift you could ever give me You say that you understand me now

But your eyes say «Brother, I’ll get you somehow»

And 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 you hair’s turned into reptiles hissing

And I can’t wake up to save my life

Oh 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 you reap so shall you sow

Now feets don’t fail me, go man go

'Cause I can’t wake up to save my life

Oh I can’t wake up to save my life

No I can’t wake up No I can’t wake up Oh I can’t