Sleep Without You – English Lyrics

• By: Brett Young

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

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♪ OH BABE ♪

♪ NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD BE LIKE THIS ♪

♪ WIDE AWAKE WAITIN' ON A GOODNIGHT KISS ♪

♪ SIPPIN' 90 PROOF ♪

♪ TALKIN' TO THE MOON ♪

♪ COUNTING DOWN THE HOURS TILL IT'S 2 AM ♪

♪ NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD BE LIKE THIS ♪

♪ BUT AS LONG AS THE NIGHT ENDS WITH YOU IN A YELLOW CAB ♪

♪ SHOOTIN' ME A TEXT SAYIN' COMIN' HOME SOON ♪

♪ AS LONG AS I CAN BET ON YA CRAWLIN' INTO BED AFTER SLIPPIN' OUT YA HIGH HEEL SHOES ♪

♪ I AIN'T LYIN' SAYIN HAVING A GOOD TIME ♪

♪ OUT WITH YOUR GIRLS, GIRL DO WHAT YOU DO ♪

♪ NO MATTER HOW LATE ♪

♪ BABY I'LL BE STAYIN' UP ♪

♪ I CAN'T SLEEP WITHOUT YOU ♪

♪ I'D BE TOSSIN' AND TURNIN' ALL NIGHT BABE ♪

♪ FROM THE SMELL OF YOUR HAIR ON THE PILLOW CASE ♪

♪ EVEN IF I TRIED WITHOUT YOU BY MY SIDE I'D BE DREAMING WITH MY EYES OPEN ♪

♪ I'D BE TOSSIN' AND TURNIN' ALL NIGHT BABE, YEAH ♪

♪ BUT AS LONG AS THE NIGHT ENDS WITH YOU IN A YELLOW CAB ♪

♪ SHOOTIN' ME A TEXT SAYIN' COMIN' HOME SOON ♪

♪ AS LONG AS I CAN BET ON YA CRAWLIN' INTO BED AFTER SLIPPIN' OUT YA HIGH HEEL SHOES ♪

♪ I AIN'T LYIN' SAYING HAVING A GOOD TIME ♪

♪ OUT WITH YOUR GIRLS, GIRL DO WHAT YOU DO ♪

♪ NO MATTER HOW LATE ♪

♪ BABY I'LL BE STAYIN' UP ♪

♪ I CAN'T SLEEP WITHOUT YOU NO ♪

♪ I CAN'T SLEEP WITHOUT YOU ♪

♪ NOO NOO ♪

♪ I BET THAT DJ'S PLAYIN' YOUR SONG ♪

♪ AND YOUR CARRYIN' ON ♪

♪ BABY I LOVE THE THOUGHT OF THAT LONG AS I KNOW I'M THE ONE YOU'RE COMIN' HOME TO ♪

♪ BUT AS LONG AS THE NIGHT ENDS WITH YOU IN A YELLOW CAB ♪

♪ SHOOTIN' ME A TEXT SAYIN' COMIN' HOME SOON ♪

♪ AS LONG AS I CAN BET ON YA CRAWLIN' INTO BED AFTER SLIPPIN' OUT YA HIGH HEEL SHOES ♪

♪ I AIN'T LYIN' SAYING HAVING A GOOD TIME ♪

♪ OUT WITH YOUR GIRLS, GIRL DO WHAT YOU DO ♪

♪ NO MATTER HOW LATE ♪

♪ BABY I'LL BE STAYIN' UP ♪

♪ I CAN'T SLEEP WITHOUT YOU ♪

♪ YA NO MATTER HOW LATE BABY I'LL BE STAYIN' UP, I CAN'T SLEEP WITHOUT YOU NO ♪

♪ CAN'T SLEEP WITHOUT YOU ♪

♪ I CAN'T SLEEP WITHOUT YOU ♪

♪ NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD BE LIKE THIS ♪

♪ JUST WIDE AWAKE WAITIN' ON A GOODNIGHT KISS ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
sleep /sliːp/ A1	verb - to rest in a state of unconsciousness
tossin' /ˈtɒsɪŋ/ A2	verb - to throw or move something with a light motion
turnin' /ˈtɜːrnɪŋ/ A2	verb - to move in a circular direction
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period between sunset and sunrise
crawlin' /ˈkrɔːlɪŋ/ A2	verb - to move slowly on hands and knees or stomach
slippin' /ˈslɪpɪŋ/ A2	verb - to slide out of place or position
stayin' /ˈsteɪɪŋ/ A2	verb - to remain in a place
dreaming /ˈdriːmɪŋ/ A2	verb - to have a series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep
open /ˈoʊpən/ A1	adjective - not closed or blocked
yellow /ˈjɛloʊ/ A1	adjective - of the color between green and orange in the spectrum
cab /kæb/ A2	noun - a taxi
text /tɛkst/ A2	noun - a written message sent electronically verb - to send a written message electronically
high /haɪ/ A1	adjective - great in vertical extent
heel /hiːl/ A2	noun - the back part of the foot
bet /bɛt/ A2	verb - to risk money on the outcome of an event
smell /smɛl/ A1	noun - a sensation perceived by the nose verb - to perceive a scent
pillow /ˈpɪloʊ/ A2	noun - a cloth case filled with soft material, used to rest the head
case /keɪs/ A2	noun - a container for holding or protecting something
hair /hɛər/ A1	noun - the fine threads that grow on the head