Sleep when I'm dead, you angels   I'll sleep when I'm dead, I said   Sleep when I'm dead, you angels   I'll sleep when I'm dead, I said   Sleep when I'm dead, you angels      But until then      They told me I would live forever   If I kept it clean   They said I would be the chosen one   If I took one for the team      Yeah, it's the only way to be   Never think it isn't fair   That's a green eyed panic climb   To the edge of nowhere      Give it to the chicken and see if it ticks   Yeah, give it to the kitten and see if it sicks   Then give it to the wonderful, wonderful me   And I will tell on my return the way it is      With all the happy boys and girls   Yeah, the whole happy world   And the love they feel for me   Yeah, the love they feel for me      Sleep when I'm dead, you angels   I'll sleep when I'm dead, I said   Sleep when I'm dead, you angels   I'll sleep when I'm dead, I said      They told me I could run the world   If I kept it quiet   They said I could be the man   If I took it out of sight      In a monkey suit again   Having fun with all your friends   How a casual hour can pull   All this world to pieces      Give it to the bunny and see if she kicks   Yeah, give it to the puppy and see if he sticks   Then give it to the wonderful, wonderful me   I'll let you know when I get back just how it is      With all the other boys and girls   Yeah, the whole ...   Other world      And the way it stirs inside   And the why it never burns at night   And the way they make the climb   And the why they never pray for time      And the way I show surprise   And the why I never close my eyes   Yeah, just how it is      Sleep when I'm dead, you angels   I'll sleep when I'm dead, I said   Sleep when I'm dead, you angels   I'll sleep when I'm dead, I said      Sleep when I'm dead, you angels   I'll sleep when I'm dead, I said   Sleep when I'm dead, you angels   I'll sleep when I'm dead      But until then      Well, I should at least feel tired I think   Before I lay me down to dream