So I wonder to myself where does the present start Empty pocket, empty wallet, & an empty heart Looking backwards is easier these days Than lookin' on Take a wander through the city where my mom was born Buy a coffee, buy a donut, smell the coming storm Read the headline then toss the paper away I got these night sweats Night sweats I got these night sweats Night sweats There's the president parading on the CNN Little red hands wipe his forehead every now and then Does he kneel and say a prayer each night? Does he have night sweats? Night sweats Night sweats Night sweats Well it comes to me in the middle of my sleep And all I want is something I can keep Like night sweats Night sweats Night sweats Night sweats