Counting Sheep

This is not the beginning, this is not the end
It's just an interlude in my head
Where dirty shoes, and wounded hands
All hit the sidewalk beside my bed
It keeps me up and it keeps me free
It keeps my demons away from me
It keeps my fears all in the dark
It keeps your head on my beating heart

I spend all my evenings counting sheep
Waiting for my past to catch up to me
I don't ever wanna have to explain
So tomorrow I'll pack my things and leave again

This is not reality but it's not a dream
It's something weird and in between
Where all my thoughts burst at the seams
And suddenly, I'm wide awake
The freezing air runs through my mind
And now the storm's not far behind
I try to scream, but I make no sound
I try to run, but I'm stuck in the ground

I spend all my evenings counting sheep
Waiting for my past to catch up to me
I don't ever wanna have to explain
So tomorrow I'll pack my things and leave again

I can't escape the nightmares
I can't erase all my mistakes
Can I just stay the night here
Promise I'll leave before the day
I can't pull out these white hairs
It doesn't matter how hard I try
I can't escape my aging body
Can we be young just one more time

Sleeping softly
Under starlight
In the back seat
Of my speeding mind
Running slowly
Through the nighttime
Through the black sky
But we can't outrun time

I can't escape the nightmares
(I spend all my evenings counting sheep)
I can't erase all my mistakes
Can I just stay the night here
(Waiting for my past to catch up to me)
Promise I'll leave before the day
I can't pull out these white hairs
(I don't even wanna have to explain)
It doesn't matter how hard I try
I can't escape my aging body
Can we be young just one more time
Can't we just be young for one more night