Who Needs Sleep?

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Now I lay me down not to sleep
 I just get tangled in the sheets
 I swim in sweat three inches deep
 Just lay back and claim defeat
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 Chapter read and lesson learned
 I turned the lights off while she burned
 So while she's three hundred degrees
 I throw the sheets off and I freeze
 Lids down, I count sheep
 I count heartbeats
 The only thing that counts is that I won't sleep
 I countdown, I look around
 (Who needs sleep)
 Well you're never gonna get it
 (Who needs sleep)
 Tell me what's that for
 (Who needs sleep)
 Be happy with what you're gettin'
 There's a guy whose been awake since the second world war
 (Who needs sleep)
 Well you're never gonna get it
 (Who needs sleep)
 Tell me what's that for
 (Who needs sleep)
 Be happy with what you're gettin'
 There's a guy whose been awake since the second world war
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 My hands are locked up tight in fists
 My mind is racing filled with lists
 Of things to do and things I've done
 Another sleepless night's begun
 Lids down, I count sheep
 I count heartbeats
 The only thing that counts is that I won't sleep
 I countdown, I look around
 (Who needs sleep)
 Well you're never gonna get it
 (Who needs sleep)
 Tell me what's that for
 (Who needs sleep)
 Be happy with what you're gettin'
 There's a guy whose been awake since the second world war
 (Who needs sleep)
 Well you're never gonna get it
 (Who needs sleep)
 Tell me what's that for
 (Who needs sleep)
 Be happy with what you're gettin'
 There's a guy whose been awake since the second world war
 So much joy in life
 So many pleasures all around
 But the pleasure of insomnia
 Is one I've never found
 With all I've had to offer
 There's so much to be enjoyed
 But the pleasures of insomnia
 Are one's I can't avoid
 Lids down, I count sheep
 I count heartbeats
 The only thing that counts is that I won't sleep
 I countdown, I look around (Hala, hala, hala)
 (Who needs sleep)
 Well you're never gonna get it
 (Who needs sleep)
 Tell me what's that for
 (Who needs sleep)
 Be happy with what you're gettin'
 There's a guy whose been awake since the second world war
 (Who needs sleep)
 Well you're never gonna get it
 (Who needs sleep)
 Tell me what's that for
 (Who needs sleep)
 Be happy with what you're gettin'
 There's a guy whose been awake since the second world war
 Who needs sleep
 (Well you're never gonna get it)
 Who needs sleep
 (Tell me what's that for)
 Who needs sleep
 (Be happy with what you're gettin')
 (There's a guy whose been awake since the second world war)
 Who needs sleep
 (Well you're never gonna get it)
 Who needs sleep
 (Tell me what's that for)
 Who needs sleep
 (Be happy with what you're gettin')
 (There's a guy whose been awake since the second world war)
 (Who needs sleep)
 Well you're never gonna get it
 (Who needs sleep)
 Tell me what's that for
 (Who needs sleep)
 Be happy with what you're gettin'
 There's a guy whose been awake since the second world war
 (Who needs sleep)
 Well you're never gonna get it
 (Who needs sleep)
 Tell me what's that for
 (Who needs sleep)
 Be happy with what you're gettin'
 There's a guy whose been awake since the second world war
 

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Duration
03:44
Tempo
112 BPM

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