Michael lived on the other side
Dreamed he was an only child
Wake up screaming in the middle of night
Danced with the devil on the dark side

We got married in a Vegas bar
With confetti on the dance floor
No tin cans trailing from behind a car
Throwing quarters out the back door

Sing me to sleep tonight
Sing me to sleep tonight
No memory tonight
Sing me to sleep tonight

Under cover
One of the other

Sing me to sleep tonight
(I wanna hold you but it's just too late now)
Sing me to sleep tonight
(I wanna hear you say it's all gonna be alright)
No memory tonight
(I wanna hold you but it's just too late now)
Sing me to sleep tonight
(I wanna hear you say it's all gonna be alright)


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Sing Me To Sleep Lyrics as written by Fran Healy

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    Such a beautiful song. On every level

    HELLisHEREon January 18, 2011   Link

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