When Things Go Wrong Lyrics - Singles - Godley And Creme

I can't sleep, I can't sleep 

My doctor said I've got to stay in bed 

A week at least, a week or three 

But that would drive me crazy 

My lawyer said my case is weak 

The witnesses refuse to speak 

And you're up against a hanging judge and jury 

The boss is on my back 

He says he feels there something lacking in the progress 

of my department 

My youngest boy, not yet thirteen 

Said Dad, drop out, this ain't your scene 

But my eldest boy just said, Dad, drop dead 

Oh, when things go wrong, they really go wrong 

And they rarely go right for me 

Oh, when things go wrong, they really go wrong 

And they rarely go right for me 

My mother says she's still alive 

Please call us up from time to time 

If it's not too much trouble 

It's for your father's sake 

My yoga class 

Said take the time to relax, relax, relax 

But we're dining out with the Shultzes tonight 

And I hate the Shultzes 

I never wake up in the morning 

`Cos I never go to sleep at night 

I go to bed, I take a powder 

Maybe tonight's the night 

All the cares of the day 

Seem to gather in a corner 

Like an army of ants 

Who are waiting for the moment when the lights go out 

I can't sleep, I can't sleep 

Oh, when things go wrong, they really go wrong 

And they rarely go right for me 

Oh, when things go wrong, they really go wrong 

And they rarely go right for me