Being all alone with no one to count on makes me feel good But sometimes when I lay awake at night I pull the sharp edges of my life into me And I hold them tightly And I hold them tightly They'll go to bed with me
and Put them to sleep for the night Pull it all inside sanity is waiting
Put them to sleep for the night Pull it all inside sanity is waiting
It's waiting Some man came to me and said 'Son, I got a bad life ahead And behind me I'm in the streets ' And as I walk away I heard him shout sharp edges of his life at me And I hold them guilty And I hold them guilty I saved the quarters for me
and Put them to sleep for the night Pull it all inside sanity is waiting
Put them to sleep for the night Pull it all inside sanity is waiting
It's waiting I dream of one day having someone to tell not to Play in the streets and show him to the world And when I'm old and gray I'll pull those sharp edges of my life into me And I'll hold them peacefully Just save a plot for me
Put them to sleep for the night Pull it all inside sanity is waiting
Put them to sleep for the night Pull it all inside sanity is waiting It's waiting