Who Needs Sleep?

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Barenaked Ladies - Rock

Who Needs Sleep?

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[Verse 1] Now I lay me down not to sleep I just get tangled in the sheets I swim in sweat three inches deep I just lay back and claim defeat [Verse 2] 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 [Pre-Chorus] Lids down, I count sheep, I count heartbeats The only thing that counts is that I won't sleep I count down, I look around [Chorus] 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 getting There's a guy who's 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 getting There's a guy who's been awake since the Second World War [Verse 3] 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 [Pre-Chorus] Lids down, I count sheep, I count heartbeats The only thing that counts is that I won't sleep I count down, I look around [Chorus] 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 getting There's a guy who's 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 getting There's a guy who's been awake since the Second World War [Bridge] There's so much joy in life, so many pleasures all around But the pleasure of insomnia is one I've never found With all life has to offer, there's so much to be enjoyed But the pleasures of insomnia are ones I can't avoid [Pre-Chorus] Lids down, I count sheep, I count heartbeats The only thing that counts is that I won't sleep I count down, I look around (Holla holla holla) [Chorus] 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 getting There's a guy who's 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 getting There's a guy who's been awake since the Second World War [Break] 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 getting There's a guy who's 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 getting There's a guy who's been awake since the Second World War) [Chorus] 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 getting There's a guy who's 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 getting There's a guy who's been awake since the Second World War

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  • Ed Robertson