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Lay back, lay back, go to sleep my man
Wipe the blood from you face and your hands
Forgive yourself if you think you can
Go to sleep, go to sleep my man

Twenty-one days lost at sea I fought
For twenty-two years non-stop I've talked
Through the desert, piss drunk, and confused I walked
I spit a tooth in the palm of my hand

Lay back, lay back, go to sleep my man
Wipe the blood from your face and your hands
Forgive yourself if you think you can
Go to sleep, go to sleep my man

Well the wind and the trees are ganging up on me
They sing my funeral song in harmony
Well I just want to walk home unaccompanied
But they keep singing and singing and singing to me

La, La, La, La, La, La (I hear them singing)
La, La, La, La, La, La (Singing for me)
La, La, La, La, La, La (Oh!)

Well I wish things were different, true indeed
But everything that's so shallow is everything about me
You know they told me I could just take all my money and leave
I hope the people on the ground will understand
I hope the people in the crowd will understand
Lay back, lay back, go to sleep my man

Wipe the blood from you face and your hands
Forgive yourself if you think that you can
Go to sleep, go to sleep my man

La, La
Go to sleep, go to sleep my man
La, La
Go to sleep, go to sleep my man
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Cover art for Go to Sleep lyrics by Avett Brothers, The

Seth's part of this song is so amazing. I know exactly how he feels and what he is talking about. He is talking about the music industry and how the Avetts are gonna have to start trying to be more mainstream. Not selling out..but just getting big. Columbia said they arn't going to mess with the art of the Avett's but i'm sure they might have an input. Either way I don't see how the Avett's could write a song I don't like so whatever is good with me. Seth sees it and is like "damn, if we wanna play music for the rest of our lives and do what we truly love we gotta do this" got to pay the bills somehow.

"I hope the people in the crowd will understand" Best line of the song. Saying "I hope the people who know us before we get huge will be ok with us being the best band in the world"

I say keep it up Avetts, they have nowhere to go but up.

Cover art for Go to Sleep lyrics by Avett Brothers, The

who is the guy singing with them?? ....he has a more raspy voice than the Avetts. I can't find anything when searching the internet about it

I know it's been a while since you asked this, but the other singer is Paleface. http://www.palefaceonline.com/

Cover art for Go to Sleep lyrics by Avett Brothers, The

I always thought it was "I just wanna walk home unaccompanied' also "Well I wish things were different, true indeed, But everything that's so shallow is everything about me, you know they told me I could just take my money and leave"

Cover art for Go to Sleep lyrics by Avett Brothers, The

Lay back, lay back, go to sleep my man Wipe the blood from you face and your hands Forgive yourself if you think you can Go to sleep, go to sleep my man

Twenty-one days lost at sea I fought For twenty-two years non-stop I've talked Through the desert, piss-drunk, and confused I walked I spit a tooth in the palm of my hand

Lay back, lay back, go to sleep my man Wipe the blood from you face and your hands Forgive yourself if you think you can Go to sleep, go to sleep my man

Well the wind and the trees are ganging up on me They sing my funeral song in harmony Well I just want to walk home unaccompanied They keep singing and singing and singing to me... La, La, La, La, La, La (I hear them singing) La, La, La, La, La, La (Singing for me) La, La, La, La, La, La (Oh!)

Well I wish things were different, true, and deep But everything that's so shallow is everything about me They told me I could just take my money and leave I hope the people on the ground will understand I hope the people in the crowd will understand

Lay back, lay back, go to sleep my man Wipe the blood from you face and your hands Forgive yourself if you think that you can Go to sleep, go to sleep my man La, La Go to sleep, go to sleep my man La, La Go to sleep, go to sleep my man

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