Micky Dolenz Puts You to Sleep (1992)

There’s a wonderland for Alice
There’s a tall beanstalk for Jack
The sleepy train will take you there
So safely down the track
With the sandman at the throttle
You’ll be off to dreams and back
It’s pillow time again

You will meet all your storybook friends
As you go down Mother Goose Lane
Romp with Jack and Jill
Up and down the hill
And try to put Humpty together again

Close your sleepy eyes and listen
While we take a little hop
The candy whistle’s blowin’
Don’t you miss your station stop
So good night, my weary farer
Pleasant dreams to you, old top
It’s pillow time again

You will meet all your storybook friends
As you go down Mother Goose Lane
Romp with Jack and Jill
Up and down the hill
And try to put Humpty together again

Close your sleepy eyes and listen
While we take a little hop
The candy whistle’s blowin’
Don’t you miss your station stop
So good night, my weary farer
Pleasant dreams to you, old top
It’s pillow time again
It’s pillow time again
It’s pillow time again

Stars shining bright above you
Night breezes seem to whisper “I love you”
Birds singing in a sycamore tree
Dream a little dream of me

Say, “Nighty-night” and kiss me
Just hold me tight and tell me you miss me
While I’m alone and blue as can be
Dream a little dream of me

Stars fading, but I linger on, dear
Still craving your kiss
I’m longing to linger ’til dawn, dear
Just saying this

Sweet dreams ’til sunbeams find you
Sweet dreams that leave all worries behind you
But in your dreams, whatever they be
Dream a little dream of me

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Stars fading, but I linger on, dear
Still craving your kiss
I’m longing to linger ’til dawn, dear
Just saying this

Sweet dreams ’til sunbeams find you
Sweet dreams that leave all worries behind you
But in your dreams, whatever they be
Dream a little dream of me
Dream a little dream of me
Dream a little dream of me
Dream a little dream of me
Dream a little dream of me

Close your eyes
Have no fear
The monster’s gone, he’s on the run
And your daddy’s here

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
Beautiful boy
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
Beautiful girl

Before you go to sleep
Say a little prayer
Every day, in every way
It’s getting better and better

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
Beautiful boy
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
Beautiful girl

Out on the ocean, sailing away
I can hardly wait
To see you come of age
But I guess we’ll both just have to be patient

’Cause it’s a long way to go
A hard row to hoe
It’s a long way to go
But in the meantime

Before you cross the street
Take my hand
Life is what happens to you
While you’re busy making other plans

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
Beautiful boy
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
Beautiful girl

Before you go to sleep (Go to sleep)
Say a little prayer (A little prayer)
Every day, in every way
It’s getting better and better

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
Beautiful boy
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
Beautiful girl

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
Beautiful boy
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
Beautiful girl

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful

Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these sunken eyes and learn to see
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to be free

Blackbird fly
Blackbird fly
Into the light of the dark black night

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Blackbird fly
Blackbird fly
Into the light of the dark black night

Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise
You were only waiting for this moment to arise
You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Hmm
Hmm-hmm hmm-hmm
Hmm-hmm-hmm
Hmm-hmm hmm-hmm hmm-hmm hmm-hmm hmm
Hmm-hmm hmm-hmm hmm-hmm hmm-hmm hmm

Would you like to slide down a rainbow
Catch a falling star in your hand?
Chase the moonbeam right by your window
Close your eyes, and you’ll be there

In the land of dragons and castles
Be a knight in armor that shines
On the horse with trappings of silver
Close your eyes, and you’ll be there

You will be there
Hoping that no one would come and wake you up
You will be there
While the moon is peeping
As you lie here sleeping
In your dream world

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You will be there
Hoping that no one would come and wake you up
You will be there
While the moon is peeping
As you lie here sleeping
In your dream world

See the witches fly on their broomsticks
Stirring cauldrons, casting their spell
Kisses changing frogs into princes
Close your eyes, and you’ll be there
Close your eyes, and you’ll be there
Close your eyes, and you’ll be there

You will be there

Day after day, alone on a hill
The man with the foolish grin
Is keeping perfectly still
But nobody wants to know him
They can see that he’s just a fool
And he never gives an answer

But the fool on the hill
Sees the sun going down
And the eyes in his head
See the world spinning round

Well on his way, his head in a cloud
The man of a thousand voices
Talking perfectly loud
But nobody ever hears him
Or the sound he appears to make
And he never seems to notice

But the fool on the hill
Sees the sun going down
And the eyes in his head
See the world spinning round

Whoa-whoa-whoa-oh, round and round and round and round
Whoa-oh whoa whoa-oh whoa, round and round and round

Nobody seems to like him
They can tell what he wants to do
And he never shows his feelings

But the fool on the hill
Sees the sun going down
And the eyes in his head
See the world spinning round

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He never listens to them
He knows that they’re the fools
They don’t like him

But the fool on the hill
Sees the sun going down
And the eyes in his head
See the world spinning round

Whoa-whoa-whoa-oh, round and round and round and round
Whoa-oh whoa whoa-oh whoa, round and round and round
Oh-oh whoa oh-whoa oh-whoa, round and round and round and round
Oh-oh whoa oh-whoa oh-whoa, round and round and round

Now’s the time to say good night
Good night, sleep tight
Now, the sun turns out his light
Good night, sleep tight
Dream sweet dreams for me
Dream sweet dreams for you

Close your eyes, and I’ll close mine
Good night, sleep tight
Now, the moon begins to shine
Good night, sleep tight
Dream sweet dreams for me
Dream sweet dreams for you

Mm, hm-mm
Mm, hm-mm
Mm hm-mm mm-mm-mm

Close your eyes, and I’ll close mine
Good night, sleep tight
Now, the sun turns out his light
Good night, sleep tight
Dream sweet dreams for me
Dream sweet dreams for you

Shh
Good night
Go to sleep

Ooh, little sleepy boy
Do you know what time it is?
The hour of your bedtime’s long been past
And though I know you’re fightin’ it
I can tell when you rub your eyes and you’re fadin’ fast
Ooh, fadin’ fast

Won’t you run, come see St. Judy’s comet
Roll across the sky
Leave a spray of diamonds in its wake
I long to see St. Judy’s comet sparkle in your eyes when you wake
Oh, when you wake, wake

Little boy, won’t you lay your body down?
Little boy, won’t you close your weary eyes?
Ain’t nothin’ flashin’ but the fireflies

Well, I sang it once, and I sang it twice
I’m gonna sing it three times more
I’m gonna stay ’til your resistance is overcome
’Cause if I can’t sing my boy to sleep
Well, it makes your famous daddy look so dumb
Hey, look so dumb

Little boy, won’t you lay your body down?
Little boy, won’t you close your weary eyes?
Ain’t nothin’ flashin’ but the fireflies

Won’t you run, come see St. Judy’s comet
Roll across the sky
And leave a spray of diamonds in its wake
I long to see St. Judy’s comet sparkle in your eyes when you wake
Oh, when you wake, wake

Won’t you run, come see St. Judy’s comet
Come on, come see St. Judy’s comet
I long to see St. Judy’s comet
When you wake, wake

Have you ever watched a moonbeam
As it slid across your window pane
Or struggled with a bit of rain
Danced about the weather vane
Or settled on a moving train
And wondered where the train has been
Or on a fence with bits of junk around its bottom
Blown there by a wind beam
Who searches for the moonbeam
Who was last seen lookin’ at the tracks
Of a careless wind beam
Movin’ to the tracks
Of the tireless freight train
And lighting up the sides
Of a weather vane
A bit of rain
The window pane
In the eyes of those
Who think they saw what happened

Have you ever watched a moonbeam
As it slid across your window pane
Or struggled with a bit of rain
Or danced about the weather vane
Or settled on a moving train
And wondered where the train has been

Ah ah ah-ah
Ah ah ah-ah
Ah ah ah-ah

Who was last seen lookin’ at the tracks
Of the careless wind beam
Movin’ to the tracks
Of the tireless freight train
Lighting up the sides
Of the weather vane
And the bit of rain
The window pane
In the eyes of those
Who think they saw what happened

Ah ah ah-ah
La-la la-la
La-la la-la
Ah ah ah-ah
La-la la-la
La-la la-la
Ah ah ah-ah

Long ago
Far away
Life was clear
Close your eyes

Remember is a place from long ago
Remember, filled with everything you know
Remember, when you’re sad and feeling down
Remember, turn around

Remember, life is just a memory
Remember, close your eyes and you can see
Remember, think of all that life can be
Remember

Dream, love is only in a dream
Remember
Remember, life is never as it seems
Dream
Dream

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Dream, love is only in a dream
Remember
Remember, life is never as it seems
Dream
Dream
Dream

Long ago
Far away
Life was clear
Close your eyes
Close your eyes

Oh, to live on Sugar Mountain
With the barkers and colored balloons
You can’t be twenty on Sugar Mountain
Though you’re thinkin’ that you’re leavin’ there too
You’re leavin’ there too soon

It’s so noisy at the fair
But all your friends are there
And the candy floss you had
And your mother and your dad

Oh, to live on Sugar Mountain
With the barkers and colored balloons
You can’t be twenty on Sugar Mountain
Though you’re thinkin’ that you’re leavin’ there too
You’re leavin’ there too soon

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There’s a girl just down the aisle
Oh, to turn and see her smile
You can hear the words she wrote
As you read the hidden note

Oh, to live on Sugar Mountain
With the barkers and colored balloons
You can’t be twenty on Sugar Mountain
Though you’re thinkin’ that you’re leavin’ there too
You’re leavin’ there too soon

My, my, the clock in the sky is pounding away
And there’s so much to say
A face, a voice, an overdub has no choice
An image cannot rejoice

Wanting to be
To hear and to see
Crying to the sky

But the porpoise is laughing, goodbye, goodbye
Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye

Clicks, clacks, riding the backs of giraffes for laughs
Is alright for a while
The ego sings of castles and kings and things
That go with a life of style

Wanting to feel
To know what is real
Living is a lie

But the porpoise is waiting, goodbye, goodbye
Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
Good night, good night, good night
Good night, good night, good night