Don't sing me lullabies 
I won't close my eyes, 
I can't close my eyes 
It's true, 
I'm doomed 
'til dawn 
shines through 
Got too many things to do 
Got friends to see, 
I can't miss a thing 
It's true, 
I'm through 
I'm screwed, 
unglued 

I won't close my eyes, I can't close my eyes, 
I never close my eyes 
You see, they're always there with funny hair, 
Oh, I'm so scared 

It happens to me every night 
Can't sleep, the clowns will eat me 
They always want to take a bite 
Can't sleep, the clowns will eat me 
And if you think this isn't real 
I'll show you wounds that never heal 
To them I'm just a happy meal 
Can't sleep, the clowns will eat me 

Make the coffee black as night 
Help me through the night 
I know their appetite for me 
I'm meat 
but I'm sweet 
as can be 
And if I do too much booze 
I begin to snooze 
I hear the big old floppy shoes 
It's true, 
I'm stew, 
unchewed 

I won't close my eyes, I can't close my eyes, 
I never close my eyes 
See, they're always there with that funny hair, 
Oh, I'm so scared 

It happens to me every night 
Can't sleep, the clowns will eat me 
They always want to take a bite 
Can't sleep, the clowns will eat me 
And if you think this isn't real 
I'll show you wounds that never heal 
To them I'm just a happy meal 
Can't sleep, the clowns will eat me