I took a walk around the yard
i dug the flowers till it got too hard
smoked my first pack of cigarettes today
then i went down, down to lucy?s old cafe
i put a half a case away
took a sleeping pill and i tried to watch tv
but you know baby, the leading lady
looked too much like you for the likes of me
And i woke up crying 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
an the operator said "can i help you please?"
and i said "no thanks baby, tonight there ain?t no help for me,
you know i just had a bad dream."
that?s all that?s wrong with me
you see i just had a bad dream.
Went out to loosen up the car
somehow i wound up at the rainbow bar
i had a scotch and soda on the run
but i didn?t get too far.
i ran 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
And i woke up crying 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
an the operator said "can i help you please?"
and i said "no thanks baby, tonight there ain?t no help for me,
you know i just had a bad dream."
that?s all that?s wrong with me
you see i just had a bad dream.