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SLEEP A WINK


It didn't rain a drop in Queens.
On the 3rd floor, the heat seemed so mean.
It's the worst that I have ever seen
and I couldn't sleep a wink.
Took sleepin' pills to clear my head
(but) still wound up wishin' I was dead.
Drank some water filled with lead
but I couldn't sleep a wink.

CHORUS:
I'm living the high life
Got what I want
Had to give it a try
This is what I want
I'll learn to speak Greek (Chinese, Japanese, Burmese, Indonese, Spanglese)
Won't be fallin' on my knees
I've always aimed to please (Won't be singing off-key)
But I couldn't sleep a wink.

The fat guy livin' 'cross the street
struttin' in the window wearin' only his briefs
did absolutely nothin' for me
but I couldn't sleep a wink.
I started wishing I couldn't see
when he finished his beer and grabbed his penis for me
Man you gotta love the city
when you can't sleep a wink.

CHORUS

BRIDGE
So what's wrong with chasin' dreams
What's wrong with ghetto scenes
What's wrong with a little graffiti
Why does it have to be New York City?
What's wrong with roaches in your bed
What's wrong with voices in your head
What's wrong with wishing the world would blow
Why did I ever think I could give it a go?

Sirens going from dusk til dawn
When it's not that it's a street full of horns
At least you know you will never get bored
When you don't sleep a wink.
Motorcycle gang thinks they are cool
Riding 'round the block like they're in school.
But what I wouldn't give for a tank of fuel
since I can't sleep a wink.

CHORUS

Lani Ford
June 26, 2000/2008