Both as a standalone and as part of the DSOTS album, you can take this lyric as read. As a matter of public record, Jourgensen's drug intake was legendary even in the 1980s. By the late 90s, in his own words, he was grappling with massive addiction issues and had lost almost everything: friends, spouse, money and had nearly died more than once. "Dark Side of the Spoon" is a both funny & sad title for an album made by a musical genius who was losing the plot; and this song is a message to his fans & friends saying he knows it. It's painful to listen to so I'm glad the "Keith Richards of industrial metals" wised up and cleaned up. Well done sir.
I wake up crying
After tossin' and turnin'
And yearnin' the whole night long
Pretty baby, since you went away
I haven't spent a happy day
I wake up crying
After sobbin' and sighin'
And wonderin' just what went wrong
Pretty baby, I was good to you
Why'd you go and make me blue?
I need your arms to hold me tight
I need your lips to kiss me goodnight
I'm so unhappy on my own
Don't, don't leave me sad and lonely
I wake up crying
After tossin' and turnin'
And yearnin' the whole night long
Pretty baby, please come back to me
Save me from this misery
Oh baby, won't you save me from this misery?
Oh baby, won't you save me from this misery?
After tossin' and turnin'
And yearnin' the whole night long
Pretty baby, since you went away
I haven't spent a happy day
I wake up crying
After sobbin' and sighin'
And wonderin' just what went wrong
Pretty baby, I was good to you
Why'd you go and make me blue?
I need your arms to hold me tight
I need your lips to kiss me goodnight
I'm so unhappy on my own
Don't, don't leave me sad and lonely
I wake up crying
After tossin' and turnin'
And yearnin' the whole night long
Pretty baby, please come back to me
Save me from this misery
Oh baby, won't you save me from this misery?
Oh baby, won't you save me from this misery?
Lyrics submitted by Mad Woman Moon
I Wake Up Crying Lyrics as written by Hal David Burt F. Bacharach
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