Half Asleep Lyrics - Ben Folds Five

Half asleep, half a Billboard, half a street 

Well, that's my window 

All in all, if you wanna know 

I'm half asleep 

Old friends and strangers 

They treat me like a little girl 

But not you, dear 

You were always here 

Like back in the black and white spotlight 

And I'd smoked a packed house 

And you were sitting pretty then 

Just like you're doing now 

I was so convinced or so they say 

I could have gone all the way 

Like everything else 

I did it halfway 

Half asleep, that's where the dreams 

And demons meet 

Say stop the laughter, dim the roar 

This clown's not funny anymore 

Friends used to say that to me 

Treat me like a little girl 

But not you, dear 

You were always here 

You're back when we tripped the light out of sight 

The band would play 

I'd sing my heart out for drunken crowds 

It didn't mean a thing 

We were so alone 

I loved you so 

Doesn't seem like 

An hour ago 

And when I'm down and out 

I try to figure out 

What was it all about? 

Was the spark always there? 

I only know now 

I wanna take another breath 

Half asleep, no keep talking, I'm still here 

Don't let them take you away, my dear 

Someone said, "He can't hear you 

He's half asleep" 

Half asleep