You've Been Gone

You've been gone so long, and my sleepless nights drag on

My days are a haze through this burnt-blood-shot gaze, it's all wrong

But tonight I won't fight, I'll just stay up and write one more song

I've been down so low, and my nights are long and slow

All my days I'm amazed that I've managed to stay on my toes

But I dread that in bed, the eyes in my head, lord they just won't close

Well, I try counting sheep, but the wheels just keep on turning

I try breathing deep, but the flames just keep on burning

Said I fall in a heap, but my dreams just aren't returning

Watch the night go by