Aaron Bentley: Overtired

Lyrics

Verse 1

It's far too late for me.
Staying up like this is pure stupidity.
The TV tube glows bright.
Am I bathing or drowning in its  light?
Everyone's in bed, I know.   I should have been
         there long ago.

Chorus (repeat)

I am overtired, as I
Slouch on soggy bones. 
And I'm badly wired, feelin'
Like a sack of stones. 

Verse 2

When I can't take anymore,
Inspiration hits me -- like a two-by-four.
I write, but it's no use.
This time of night, I just haven't got the juice.
I can't let this go to waste.  Hesitation leads to haste.

Chorus (repeat)

I am overtired, as I
Slouch on soggy bones. 
And I'm badly wired, feelin'
Like a sack of stones. 

Verse 3

This is no way to behave.
Tomorrow, I'll be dead.  Now, I dig my own grave.
Turn it off, and go to sleep,
My clothes beside me in a crumpled heap.

	 The effort isn't so immense.  This whole dim evening makes no
         sense.
      

Chorus (repeat)

I am overtired, as I
Slouch on soggy bones. 
And I'm badly wired, feelin'
Like a sack of stones. 

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