Sleep

         I couldn't get to sleep tonight,
         No matter how I tried,
         I could have said I'd rested,
         But then you would have known i'd lied.

         I couldn't get to sleep tonight,
         I just kept on seeing,
         How weary I had made you be,
         And that broke my very being.

         I couldn't get to sleep tonight,
         And so here's what I did,
         I read and read your every word,
         And found in them I hid.

         I couldn't get to sleep tonight,
         Though I'm mindful of the hour,
         But now I have been made aware,
         Of words and there great power.

         I couldn't get to sleep tonight,
         Your face was on my mind,
         I seemed to walk in close despair,
         Holding your heart,soft and kind.

         I couldn't get to sleep tonight,
         Of that I'm fraid it's true,
         But then I held you oh so tight,
         And dreamed of being with you,

         I couldn't get to sleep tonight,
         I really wanted to say,
         I'm sorry, and if you'll have me,
         With you I'd like to stay.

         I'm kinda getting excited here,
         Still with you to pick I have a bone,
         Can you please my darling dear,
         Buy a cordless phone.