Whoa oh, whoa oh I'd be sleeping now if it was up to me Sly fox, you really tricked me Now you've got me on a leash Throw me a bone, just drive me home Or give me something good to read I am a nail stuck in a wall without a string Around my neck tied to a frame Vacant with no war to wage Can't teach a boy what he don't wanna learn Whoa oh, whoa oh I'd be sleeping now if it was up to me Whoa oh, whoa oh Wouldn't hear a sound if it was up to me If it was up to me As empty as this summer town street in January Without a shoe pressing the pavement Walking by me patiently And there's a song charming my ears infinitely Motherly it gently sings In my headphones whispering Making sure that I am not alone Whoa oh, whoa oh I'd be sleeping now if it was up to me Whoa oh, whoa oh Wouldn't hear a sound if it was up to me Fill me, I'm drying out and thin Save me, I know you'd kill it Fill me, I'm drying out and thin Save me, I know you'd kill it Fill me, I'm drying out and thin Save me, I know you'd kill it Whoa oh, whoa oh I'd be sleeping now if it was up to me Whoa oh, whoa oh Wouldn't hear a sound if it was up to me Whoa oh, whoa oh Wouldn't hear a sound if it was up to me