Reading magazines and counting sheep to pass the time away Hoping that tomorrow´s gonna bring a smile back home again Images of palm tree´s swaying in the wind on South beach Takes me back to better days, summer days the everglades in June My brain, my poor brain My brain, my poor brain I´m drinking myself to sleep again, Nightnurse pills to keep me sane Drinking myself to sleep again, insomnia Flying high in golden skies, I´m flicking channels in my mind Finding my utopia a different chapter in a book Thinking back to younger days as I escape in Cooper´s Break It takes me back to ´84 the future´s knocking at my door My brain, my poor brain My brain, my poor brain I´m drinking myself to sleep again, Nightnurse pills to keep me sane Drinking myself to sleep again, insomnia I´m drinking myself to sleep again, Nightnurse pills to keep me sane Drinking myself to sleep again, insomnia Turning off a switch inside me, leaving all the stress behind me Flying over streams and houses, passing over the Wye Valley It takes me back to ´84 the future´s knocking at my door My brain, my poor brain I´m drinking myself to sleep again, Nightnurse pills to keep me sane Drinking myself to sleep again, insomnia I´m drinking myself to sleep again, Nightnurse pills to keep me sane Drinking myself to sleep again, insomnia I´m drinking myself to sleep again, Nightnurse pills to keep me sane Drinking myself to sleep again, insomnia