Protecting you
Protecting me
I throw the evidence into a trunk
And drop it in the sea
Lie awake
I sleep awake
I sleep with one eye on the bedroom door
The other on the cake
Protecting me
Protecting you
Carving away our fingerprints
Out of our fingertips until they're smooth
Lie awake
I sleep awake
I sleep with one eye on [C7]my [A]ɾoyal flush
The other on [C7]the take
I sleep awake
Protecting this
Protecting that
Calling a deadbeat with his dead boat
Wrapped around his artifact
Protecting that
Lie awake
I sleep awake
I sleep with one hand [Bm]on [C7]my [A].45
The other 'round my [A]baby's waist
Lie awake
I sleep awake
I go to [C7]bed with all [Em]my [A]lights turned on
So I don't slip away
I stay awake
Out on [C7]the stɾeet I keep a started car
Who only waits for [Dm7]me, conveniently
Lie awake
I sleep awake
Lie awake
I sleep awake
Ah, ah
