I took a walk around the yard
I dug the flowers till it got too hard
I smoked my first pack of cigarettes today
I watched the dogs play
I went down, down to Lucy's Old Café
I put a half a case away
I took a sleeping pill and I tried to watch TV
But you know, baby, the leading lady
Looked too much like you for the likes of me
And I woke up crying in my sleep
I was talking to your pillow
And I reached out to touch your hand
And knocked the phone off the nightstand
And the operator said, "May I help you please?"
And I said, no thanks, baby, tonight there'll be no help for me
You see I just had a bad dream
That's all that's wrong with me
I just had a bad dream
I went out to loosen up the car
Somehow I wound up at the Rainbow bar
I had a scotch and soda on the run
But I didn't get too far
Then I ran down, down some friends I used to know
I dragged them out to see the show
I ran myself a bath and I tried to read your book
But you know, baby, this time it just didn't seem quite worth the time it took
And I woke up crying in my sleep
I was talking to your pillow
And I reached out to touch your hand
And knocked the phone off the nightstand
And the operator said, "May I help you please?"
And I said, no thanks, baby, tonight there'll be no help for me
You see I just had a bad dream
I woke up crying, crying trying to find you, baby
Crying trying to find you, baby
Crying trying to find you, baby
In my sleep
Crying trying to find you, baby
In my sleep
Crying trying to find you, baby
In my sleep