I’m sitting here at three in the morning,
\n Clock’s ticking and the house is sleeping ,
\nThree hours until the sun will rise ,
\nThree hours until my sons will slide, With slippered feet downstairs
\nAnd ask me to make pancakes.<\/p>\n
And still my sleep eludes me.<\/p>\n
There was that drink I had at ten
\nWhat was it? Tea? It had caffeine!
\nAnd then of course there’s work to do, To plan, to plan, and then to worry: Three more shows, and all that travel, All that baking (!)
\nCan’t be right…Let’s do the math again.
\nAgain.
\nBe safe and do the math again.<\/p>\n
And still my sleep eludes me.<\/p>\n
I’ve taken time, I’ve taken baths, I’ve taken pills,
\n Yet here I am, sweat soaked and hazy, Wondering what will happen come tomorrow,
\n I’m counting sheep and counting stars ,
\nAnd counting ticks and tocks of clocks, I’m counting down the next three hours<\/p>\n
And still my sleep eludes me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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