A Whole Day’s Night

For every night I should've just left In hindsight, I could write a book of regrets Dying inside while I look at my texts Who would've guessed? Last night I was a crook and a mess Now I'm kind of concerned, the sun grinds on my nerves Like a vampire hiding from the light 'cause it burns Try to confirm in my mind of what might have occurred It's starry night, van Gogh, yo, the night is a blur I'm through with this, breath stink of tuna fish Hoping I don't make the news or The Betoota with the lunatics Only came for a couple, we escalated to doubles My credit card is ablaze and what did I gain for my troubles But a day of struggle? Maybe I'm a whirlwind But I can't save me from myself when I know I say I'm never drinking again I'ma give it away before my world ends I've been up all night I've been up all night I've got a bed at home I haven't seen or slept in For days I've been up all night I've been up all night I think I better phone my friends and tell 'em that I'm okay-ay-ay-ay-ay See, you started work at nine, you were finished by five You were blazed by ten and you were done by one While I hit the stage on time so finished midnight Kicked on until five and was confronted by the sun I came from a little bash at a club in the 'burbs Now I'm out with the trash and I'm up with the birds And it feels like a lifetime, a whole day of night-time Nocturnal like I fight crime, the light blinds my sight, take my word If you want a life where you never have a nightmare You should try deprive yourself of sleep (my God, man) If I-, if I-, if I'm loose and I lose all my keys You and I will always have a place to sleep (my garden) They say that the mind is a terrible thing to waste It's also a dangerous thing to lose I used to say "What a great night" but in the modern-day life It's like, "What a dumb thing to do" (To do) (To do it) (To do) I've been up all night I've been up all night I've got a bed at home I haven't seen or slept in For days I've been up all night I've been up all night I think I better phone my friends and tell 'em that I'm okay-ay-ay-ay-ay The sun beats me like a drum Ooh-ooh The sun beats me like a drum Ooh-ooh The sun beats me like a drum Ooh-ooh The sun beats me like a drum Ooh-ooh I've been up all night (night) I've been up all night I've got a bed at home I haven't seen or slept in For days (I've been up for days) I've been up all night I've been up all night I think I better phone my friends and tell 'em that I'm okay-ay-ay-ay-ay