old man sits at his desk,
one year from retirement
and he's up for review

got so much work to do
(each passing year,
the workload grows)


i'm always wishing,
i'm always wishing too late.

for things to go my way,
it always ends up the same
(count your blessings)


i must be missing,
i must be missing the point.

your signal fades away,
and all i'm left with noise.
(count your blessings on one hand)


So wait up,
I'm not sleeping alone again

tonight.
There's so much to dream about,
there must be more to my life.


poor little tin man,
still swinging his axe

even though his joints are clogged with rust.

my youth is slipping,

my youth is slipping away.
safe in monotony
(so safe)

day after day
(count your blessings)


My youth is slipping,
my youth is slipping away.
Cold wind blows off the lake

and I know for sure
that it's too late
(count your blessings on one hand)


So wait up,
I'm not sleeping alone again

tonight.
There's so much to dream of now,
there must be more to my life.


Can't help but feel betrayed,
(woah oh oh oh oh)

punch the clock every single day.
(woah oh oh oh oh)
There's no loyalty

(woah oh)
and no remorse.
Youth sold for a pension check,

(woah oh oh oh oh)
and it makes him $#&@ing sick.
(woah oh oh oh oh)

He's sitting up,
(woah oh)
he can't say no.


woah oh oh oh oh
woah oh oh oh oh

woah oh
woah oh oh oh oh
woah oh oh oh oh

woah oh

So wait up,

I'm not sleeping alone again
tonight.
There's so much to dream of now,

there must be more to my life.
So wait up,
(woah oh oh oh oh)
I'm not sleeping alone again
(woah oh oh oh oh)

tonight.
(woah oh)
Between the light and shallow waves
(woah oh oh oh oh)
is where i'm going to

(woah oh oh oh oh)
die.
(woah oh)
Wait up for me.
Wait up for me.

Wait up for me.
Wait.