by Carla Sciaky
            lyrics



So tired but I can't sleep
My mind races and my heart leaps
My Sweetie's next to me in Dreamland
He's so peaceful I can't stand it
I've got the "he's sleepin' and I'm not"
Insomnia blues

I fell asleep to the TV
I conked out just like a baby
Then my Sweetie turned the lamp out
And he said Good Night
And suddenly I'm as nocturnal as a flashlight
I've got the "I was asleep, but now I'm not"
Insomnia blues

I tried counting a flock of sheep
It doesn't really work
It just rhymes with "sleep"
If I were as dumb as those ewes and lambs
Maybe I'd be leapin' fences with the Sandman

Breathe easy now, relax...
Why am I thinking about Halifax?
I've never been to Halifax
And I don't really care
Though maybe I would be asleep
If I were there
I've got the "I want to be asleep, but I'm not"
Insomnia blues

(bridge)

Wish I could use all this time on my hands
If I were in college, just think how I could cram!
But when I was in college, I kept falling asleep
Oh, life isn't fair –
where's the stupid sheep?

Now I lay me down to weep
I pray the Lord will let me sleep
If I should die before dawn breaks
At least I won't have had to spend
This whole damn night awake!
I've got the "everybody's sleepin' and I'm not"
Insomnia blues.

I've got the "everybody's sleepin' and I'm not"
I've got the "even my foot's asleep and I'm not"
Insomnia blues
Insomnia blues