Waterbed of tears

(S. Walker)

My bedsheet hangs from my bedroom window
It's been there now for seven years
I am a great bed-wetter
Lord knows I can't forget her
I've been sleeping on a waterbed of tears

My bedsheet hangs from my bedroom window
It's been there now through 50,000 beers
It signifies the end
Of a love we'll never mend
I've been sleeping on a waterbed of tears

Used to be I couldn't stand that bedsheet hanging there
Used to be I couldn't drown the pain
But my waterbed, you see
Keeps on soaking endlessly
And there ain't no way to stop that salty rain

So now my bedsheet hangs from my bedroom window
Flapping there, confirming all my fears
About a love that fell apart
About how you broke my heart
I've been sleeping on a waterbed of tears

Yes, I wish there was a wand
To wave and drain this pond
I've been sleeping on my waterbed of tears.

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