You would not believe your eyes. If ten million fireflies Lit up the world as I fell asleep
Cause they’d fill the open air And leave teardrops everywhere
You’d think me rude but I would just stand and stare
* I’d like to make myself believe That planet Earth turns slowly
It’s hard to say that I’d rather stay Awake when I’m asleep
Cause everything is never as it seems (When I fall asleep)
Cause I’d get a thousand hugs From ten thousand lightning bugs
As they tried to teach me how to dance, A foxtrot above my head
A sock hop beneath my bed A disco ball is just hanging by a thread
( * )
Leave my door open just a crack (Please take me away from here)
Cause I feel like such an insomniac (Please take me away from here)
Why do I tire of a counting sheep (Please take me away from here)
When I’m far too tired to fall asleep
To ten million fireflies I’m weird ‘cause I hate goodbyes I got misty eyes as they said farewell
But I’ll know where several are If my dreams get real bizarre
Cause I saved a few and I keep them in a jar
( * , * )
I’d like to make myself believe This planet Earth turns slowly
It’s hard to say that I’d rather stay Awake when I’m asleep
Because my dreams are bursting at the seams