[Verse 1]
Do I have what it takes to make it somehow
What if I fall on my face in front of the crowd
And all my mistakes are reflected in shapes
That appear like a self-loathing shroud
And as I recede in the charm of my grief I am bound
What keeps me up now

[Chorus]
And let nightmares control you and daylight expose you
When the blood in your head starts to pound
Its 20 til 3 and you've got a cliff to climb down
What keeps me up now

[Verse 2]
Remember the time you first called me out
I laughed to pretend not to know what came out of your mouth
But it clung on my brain like a fresh coat of paint
And I fled on a train headed south
And in New Orleans I wiped my mind on the town
What keeps me up now

[Chorus]
And let nightmares control you and daylight expose you
When the blood in your head starts to pound
Its 20 til 3 and you've got a cliff to climb down
What keeps me up now
[Verse 3]
And I used the dope to escape where I couldn't be found
And I burnt through all petty cash and bank accounts
And with nothing else but a guitar and belt
I hocked it and swore off the sound
The belt was a noose when I came to on the ground
What keeps me up now

[Chorus]
And let nightmares control you and daylight expose you
When the blood in your head starts to pound
Its 20 til 3 and you've got a cliff to climb down
What keeps me up now