You may dance the night away and laugh among the stars
You may spill the milk away and cry out in the bars
You may wake the rafters, break the heart of stone
But you've got to go to sleep alone
You've got to go to sleep alone
You've got to go to sleep alone
Even if you're lying with someone you really love
You've got to go to sleep alone
And you may climb the golden stairs somewhere past Jacob's ladder
You may put on golden airs and help the rich get sadder
You may learn the golden rule, sit on a golden throne
Still you've got to go to sleep alone
Or you may wake up in the night and wonder if you're dreaming
Referee the fight between the being and the seeming
But when the victor holds a hand up to the great unknown
Know you've got to go to sleep alone
You've got to go to sleep alone
You've got to go to sleep alone
Even if you're lying with someone you really love
You've got to go to sleep alone
You've got to go to sleep alone
You've got to go to sleep alone
Even if you're lying with someone you really love
You've got to go to sleep alone