Sleep While You Can
by The Jayhawks
From the album: Tomorrow the Green Grass
Duration: 6:50
Lyrics for Sleep While You Can
Talking in the darkness Wild against the sky He was prepared to fight but afraid to die As quiet as a burglar Creeping up the stairs Looking for connection, he vowed to never tell Sleep while you can I'll make my plans Sleep while you can Sleep while you can Rattle in the cages Hoping to see the pages Couldn't make out the faces, but he knew them well Flower and rose slippers Just like his younger sisters Took them years to figure out where they had failed Sleep while you can I'll make my plans Sleep while you can Sleep while you can Sleep while you can Sleep while you can Sleep while you can Sleep while you can Where have all my friends gone? They've all disappeared Turned around one day You're all that was there Stood by, unbelieving Stood by on my own Always thought I was someone Turned out I was wrong You brought me through You made me feel So blue Why don't you stay behind? So blue Why don't you stop and look at what's going down Lived by an old woman She'd never sell me a lie Best in life with somebody Who likes to sing with you Give all of my mercy Give all of my heart Never thought that I'd miss you That I'd miss you so much You brought me through You made me feel So blue Why don't you stay behind? So blue Why don't you stop and see what's going down So blue Why don't you stay behind? So blue Why don't you stop and look at what's going down