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He folds his coat on the chair
Sets his boots by the door
Old scars in the moonlight
Still walk across the floor
The bed looks soft as water
But sleep is teeth tonight
He turns the lamp down low
And shuts his eyes so tight
His chest starts to tremble
A bead of sweat runs cold
The room gets small around him
The dark gets hard to hold
He hears that far off echo
Like gravel in his skull
And every breath gets shorter
And every memory
Not tonight, not tonight
Don't drag me back inside
Not tonight, not tonight
I've seen that fire in my eyes
Not tonight, not tonight
Let me keep this fragile light
Not tonight, not tonight
I just want sleep tonight
Then bombs shake the black dirt
Mortars crack the sky
Small arms snap and burst now
And every yard feels wide
RPGs cut the air clean
Sniper fire splits the dust
Men are running through the smoke
And one by one they bust
His pulse beats up louder
A hammer in his throat
He hears the calls and orders
He feels the world explode
A friend goes down beside him
Another fades away
He fights to keep from falling
He fights to see the day
Not tonight, not tonight
Don't drag me back inside
Not tonight, not tonight
I've seen that fire in my eyes
Not tonight, not tonight
Let me keep this fragile lie
Not tonight, not tonight
I just won't sleep
He bolts upright, drenched in sweat
Hands locked on the sheet
The room is still and open
But his heart won't slow its beat
He stumbles to the table
Gets water from the glass
Towel on the face, he breathes in slow
And lets the moment pass
He sits there on the mattress
With a night so soft and thin
The house makes little noises
And the fear begins to dim
He drinks until the shaking
Falls quiet in his hands
Then lays back in the blankets as best
An old man came
Not tonight, not tonight
Don't drag me back inside
Not tonight, not tonight
I've seen that fire in my eyes
Not tonight, not tonight
Let me keep this fragile life
Not tonight, not tonight
I just want sleep
tonight
Easy now, easy now
The room goes dim and small
Easy now, easy now
'Til the dark takes
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