"Sleep Late"

I rarely sleep late; I’m an early riser. But a late bloomer.

Current listening: The Partridge Family, Sound Magazine

Sleep Late

© 1995 Brian Hutzell

I’ve been standing too tall

Looking down on people I should look up to

I’ve been staying inside

Looking out at people I should make love to

This happens to me much too much

There’s no excuse for it

Gonna make a change or two or three

Been wearing my clothing clenched and crunched

I’m gonna loosen it

Give my body room to breathe

If you sleep late, you’ll miss the morning sun

And though you try to compensate, the damage has been done

If you go to bed too early, you’ll miss the stars at night

Though you press your point quite firmly, that doesn’t make it right

If you sleep late, you’re only getting half the story

Wake up!  Wake up!

I can’t wait any longer

I’ve been acting too small

My gestures second-rate and shallow

I’ve been speaking softly

And I can’t be heard in the back row

This self-restraint has got me trapped

It can only hurt me

Cause there's no progress from where I stand

Plot my escape route on the map

The wheels are turning

Putting action to my plan

If you sleep late, you’ll miss the morning sun

And though you try to compensate, the damage has been done

If you go to bed too early, you’ll miss the stars at night

Though you press your point quite firmly, that doesn’t make it right

If you sleep late, you’re only getting half the story

Wake up!  Wake up!

I can’t wait any longer

Don’t you hear the alarm?  Don’t you hear the reveille?

Can’t you tell it’s time to get up, get up

Get up, get up and grab the key?

“Nidgluck Voo”

Brian Hutzell

from Make a Thwinting Sound