Oh, please put down your knitting   'cause you can't close your eyes   Lay down on your bed instead of sitting   Listen to a little lullaby      And you can't close the pages   The Only thing that's keeping you awake   You know cause I might be awhile now   So tell me how much you can take         And I know   that it's not right   To keep you waiting there so long      And I know   that you've been busyin' yourself   while I've been gone      So don't wind up that grandfather clock   and don't wait up for me         Oh, I might stay a little longer   You know it's hard to fight that feeling   To know that you might get too tired   You know it's hard to fight that feeling too         And I know   that it's not right   To keep you waiting there so long      And I know   that you've been busyin' yourself   while I've been gone      So don't wind up that grandfather clock   and don't wait up for me         No, I think I've finally found it   Someplace I would rather be   There's no other way around it   No, no...      Oh, and we can go about our business   And act as if we never met   And you can ask for my forgiveness   But don't expect me to forget         And I know   that it's not right   To keep you waiting there so long      And I know   that you've been busyin' yourself   while I've been gone      So don't wind up that grandfather clock   and don't wait up for me