Deep in the boom of the gentle night is when I search for the light Pick up my pen and start to write, I struggle to fight Dark forces in the clear moonlight without fear And somehow I can't get no sleep I used to worry, thought I was going mad in a hurry Getting stressed, making excess mess in darkness No electricity, something's all over me Greasy insomnia, please release me And let me dream of making mad love to my girl on the heath Tearing off tights with my teeth But there's no release, no peace I toss and turn without cease Like a curse, open my eyes and rise like yeast At least a couple of weeks since I last slept Kept taking sleepers But now I keep myself pecked Deeper still, the night I write by candlelight I find in sight fundamental movement So when it's black, this insomniac Take an original tack, keep the beast in my nature Under ceaseless attack, I get no sleep I can't get no sleep I can't get no sleep I can't get no sleep I can't get no sleep I can't get no sleep I need to sleep, I can't get no sleep I need to sleep, I can't get no sleep I need to sleep, I can't get no sleep