Now I lay me down not to sleep
 I just get tangled in the sheets
 I swim in sweat three inches deep
 I just lay back and claim defeat

 Chapter read and lesson learned
 I turned the lights off while she burned
 So while she's three hundred degrees
 I throw the sheets off and I freeze

 Lids down, I count sheep
 I count heartbeats
 The only thing that counts is
 that I won't sleep
 I countdown, I look around

 Who needs sleep?
 well you're never gonna get it
 Who needs sleep?
 tell me what's that for
 Who needs sleep?
 be happy with what you're getting
 There's a guy who's been awake
 since the Second World War

 My hands are locked up tight in fists
 My mind is racing, filled with lists
 of things to do and things I've done
 Another sleepless night's begun

 Lids down, I count sheep
 I count heartbeats
 The only thing that counts is
 that I won't sleep
 I countdown, I look around

 Who needs sleep?
 well you're never gonna get it
 Who needs sleep?
 tell me what's that for
 Who needs sleep?
 be happy with what you're getting
 There's a guy who's been awake
 since the Second World War

 Who needs sleep?
 well you're never gonna get it
 Who needs sleep?
 tell me what's that for
 Who needs sleep?
 be happy with what you're getting
 There's a guy who's been awake
 since the Second World War

 There's so much joy in life,
 so many pleasures all around
 But the pleasure of insomnia
 is one I've never found
 With all life has to offer,
 there's so much to be enjoyed
 But the pleasures of insomnia
 are ones I can't avoid

 Lids down, I count sheep
 I count heartbeats
 The only thing that counts is
 that I won't sleep
 I countdown, I look around

 Hala Hala Hala

 Who needs sleep?
 well you're never gonna get it
 Who needs sleep?
 tell me what's that for
 Who needs sleep?
 be happy with what you're getting
 There's a guy who's been awake
 since the Second World War

[Repeat]