Things I done make my dreams go bad
No I can't wake up
Then the sky falls in on my head
I'm waiting for love, but you come along
And your hair's turned into reptiles hissing
But your eyes say, brother, I'll get you somehow
But you seem too happy to see me somehow
You say, forever dear and a day
My feet starting to fail me, go man go
No I can't wake up to save my life
Your nails grow long, your eyes turn red
When it seems like half your face is missing
No I can't wake up to save my life
Then the lightning streaks across the room
Songwriter: Richard Thompson
You smile, you wave, you greet me, ciao
In my nightmare everything's wrong
No I can't wake up
'Cos I can't wake up to save my life
And my feet won't move when I run the other way
No I can't wake up to save my life
You smell like something fresh from the tomb
You say that you understand me now
You swear that you're never going to go away
The cruelest gift you could ever give me
No I can't
In my nightmare you forgive me
And I can't wake up to save my life
And I can't wake up to save my life
Like Borstal boys coming home to dad
Publisher: BEESWING MUSIC
What you reap so shall you sow
You squeeze too hard, you insist on kissing