Sonny and Cher were singing 'I Got You, Babe' So, I tuned into the laughter that the television made Saw a shadow in the corner move now I'm trying to be brave Back when I was little I held onto my pillow Thinking: all the monsters stay under the bed But it isn't like one of those fairy tales There's no 'long ago' It's not far enough away To put these sleepless nights to rest Parents went out hours ago Weren't around to know I was up after Don Lane And you told me that they would be angry if I had been up so late And you said if I said what you did that they wouldn't love me again Back when I was little I held onto my pillow Thinking: all the monsters stay under the bed And it isn't like one of those fairy tales There's no 'long ago' It's not far enough away To put these sleepless nights to rest Up and around while your asleep Here with the memories and the sitcoms on telly Nothing here but persistent ghosts And the sound of someone laughing at a stupid joke Sleepless Hoping I'll find a way to get over it Sleepless Hoping I'll find a way to get over the Voices Talking Every night until morning I'm sleepless Hoping Back when I was little I held onto my pillow Thinking: all the monsters stay under the bed