Do I have what it takes to make it somehow
What if I fall on my face in front of the crowd
And all my mistakes are reflected in shapes
That appear like a self-loathing shroud
And as I recede in the charm of my grief I am bound
What keeps me up now

Let nightmares control you and daylight expose you
And the blood in your head starts to pound
It's 20 til 3 and you've got a cliff to climb down
What keeps me up now

Remember the time you first called me out
I laughed to pretend not to know what came out of your mouth
But it clung on my brain like a fresh coat of paint
And I fled on a train headed south
In New Orleans I wiped my mind on the town
What keeps me up now

Let nightmares control you and daylight expose you
And the blood in your head starts to pound
It's 20 til 3 and you've got a cliff to climb down
What keeps me up now

And I used the dope to escape where I couldn't be found
And I burned through all petty cash and bank accounts
With nothing else but a guitar and belt
I hocked it and swore off the sound
The belt was a noose when I came to on the ground
What keeps me up now

Let nightmares control you and daylight expose you
And the blood in your head starts to pound
It's 20 til 3 and you've got a cliff to climb down
What keeps me up now