Too Drunk to Dream - The Magnetic Fields

Sober, life is a prison

Shitfaced, it is a blessing

Sober, nobody wants you

Shitfaced, they’re all undressing

Oh, sober, it’s ever darker

Shitfaced, the moon is nearer

Sober, you’re old and ugly

Shitfaced, who needs a mirror?

Oh sober, you’re a Cro-Magnon

Shitfaced, you’re very clever

Sober, you never should be

Shitfaced, now and forever

I gotta get too drunk to dream

'Cause dreaming only makes me blue

I gotta get too drunk to dream

Because I only dream of you

I gotta get too pissed to miss you

Or I’ll never get to sleep

I gotta drink wine not to pine for you

And God knows that ain’t cheap

I know you think I’m insane

I know it’s not appealing

But till I’m feeling no pain

Guess what I’ll be feeling

I gotta get too drunk to dream

'Cause dreaming only makes me blue

I gotta get too drunk to dream

Because I only dream of you

I gotta get too fried to cry

Or I’ll be crying all night long

I gotta get too high to sigh

Oh my God, where did I go wrong?

So why do I get plastered?

And why am I so lonely?

It’s you, you heartless bastard

You’re my one and only

I gotta get too drunk to dream

'Cause dreaming only makes me blue

I gotta get too drunk to dream

Because I only dream of you

I gotta get too pissed to miss you

Or I’ll never get to sleep

I gotta drink wine not to pine for you

And God knows that ain’t cheap

And God knows that ain’t cheap