America

Crying In My Sleep

I took a walk around the yard

Dug the flowers til it got too hard

I smoked my first pack of cigarettes today

And I watched the children play

And then I went down, down to Lucy's old Cafe

Put a half a case away

I took a sleeping pill and tried to watch TV

But you know baby the leading lady looked too much like you for the likes of me

And I woke up crying in my sleep

I was talking to your pillow

And I reached out to touch your hand

And knocked the phone off the nightstand

And the operator said, "May I help you please?"

No thanks baby there's nothing you can really do for me

I just had a bad dream, that's all that's wrong with me

I just had a bad dream

Went out to loosen up the car

Some how I wound up at the rainbow bar

I had a scotch and soda on the run

But I didn't get too far

And then I ran down, down some friends I used to know

Dragged them out to see the show

I drew myself a bath and I tried to read your book

But you know baby this time it just didn't seem quite worth the time it took