Crying in My Sleep by Jimmy Webb Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I took a walk around the yard
I dug the flowers 'til it got too hard
I smoked my first pack of cigarettes today
And then I watched the dogs playin'
Then I, I went down
Down to Lucy's old café
I put a half a case away
I took a sleepin' pill and I tried to watch TV
But you know baby, the leading lady
Looked too much like you for the likes of me
[Chorus]
And I woke up cryin' in my sleep
I was talking to your pillow
And I reached out to touch your hand
And knocked the phone off the night stand
The operator said
"May I help you please?"
And I said "No thanks baby, tonight there ain't no help for me
See, I just had a bad dream
That's all that's wrong with me
You see I just had a bad dream."
[Verse 2]
Went out to loosen up the car
Somehow I wound up at the Rainbow Bar
Ah, I had a scotch and soda on the run
But I didn't get too far
Then I, 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
Worth all the time it took
[Chorus]
And I woke up cryin' in my sleep
I was talking to your pillow
And I reached out to touch your hand
And knocked the phone off the night stand
The operator said "May I help you please?"
And I said "No thanks baby, tonight there ain't no help for me
See, I just had a bad dream."
[Outro]
I woke up cryin'
Cryin' and try'na find you, babe
Cryin' and try'na find you, babe
Cryin' and try'na find you, babe
Cryin' and try'na find you, babe
Cryin' and try'na find you, babe...
[Fade out]
I took a walk around the yard
I dug the flowers 'til it got too hard
I smoked my first pack of cigarettes today
And then I watched the dogs playin'
Then I, I went down
Down to Lucy's old café
I put a half a case away
I took a sleepin' pill and I tried to watch TV
But you know baby, the leading lady
Looked too much like you for the likes of me
[Chorus]
And I woke up cryin' in my sleep
I was talking to your pillow
And I reached out to touch your hand
And knocked the phone off the night stand
The operator said
"May I help you please?"
And I said "No thanks baby, tonight there ain't no help for me
See, I just had a bad dream
That's all that's wrong with me
You see I just had a bad dream."
[Verse 2]
Went out to loosen up the car
Somehow I wound up at the Rainbow Bar
Ah, I had a scotch and soda on the run
But I didn't get too far
Then I, 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
Worth all the time it took
[Chorus]
And I woke up cryin' in my sleep
I was talking to your pillow
And I reached out to touch your hand
And knocked the phone off the night stand
The operator said "May I help you please?"
And I said "No thanks baby, tonight there ain't no help for me
See, I just had a bad dream."
[Outro]
I woke up cryin'
Cryin' and try'na find you, babe
Cryin' and try'na find you, babe
Cryin' and try'na find you, babe
Cryin' and try'na find you, babe
Cryin' and try'na find you, babe...
[Fade out]