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