I'M NOT SLEEPING

Joe Grushecky and The Houserockers' studio version

I never go out, I just stay at home
Change my address and disconnect the phone
Turn off the TV because it bothers me
I've seen all, seen all I want to see
And if my friends ask where I've been
Just say I don't know what's become of him

Well I'm not sleeping
I'm only resting my eyes
I'm not sleeping
I'm only taking my time

Well it's so hard, so hard to be responsible
Knowing everything, everything that's possible
When the bad wind when it comes blowing in
I'll pack my things and I'll move on again
Feed the rich, fool the poor
Stack the bodies outside my door

Cause I'm not sleeping
I'm only resting my eyes
Well I'm not sleeping
I'm only taking my time

The world outside is such a dangerous place
That I don't dare, I don't dare show my face
They got my number, they know where I live
I've got no more to say, I've got no more to give

But I'm not sleeping
Yea I'm not sleeping

Another night comes drawing near
I lock my doors and then I disappear

But I'm not sleeping
I'm only resting my eyes
Well I'm not sleeping
I'm only taking my time
I'm not sleeping

Page last updated: 15 Jan 2012

Info

I'M NOT SLEEPING is a song co-written by Joe Grushecky and Bruce Springsteen in July 1995, with Springsteen providing most of the music and Grushecky most of the lyrics. The song was released on Joe Grushecky and The Houserockers' 1997 album Coming Home. The album also includes three other songs that Grushecky co-wrote with Springsteen: 1945, CHEAP MOTEL, and IDIOT'S DELIGHT.

The above lyrics are transcribed from Joe Grushecky and The Houserockers' studio version of I'M NOT SLEEPING, as released on Coming Home.

Live History

I'M NOT SLEEPING was sound-checked prior to the 17 Jun 2000 show in New York City, NY, (as far as it's known) but it was not performed on any of The Reunion Tour's regular shows.

I'M NOT SLEEPING was performed during the eleventh (2011) and twelfth (2012) annual Light Of Day benefits. The song was played with Joe Grushecky and The Houserockers.

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I'M NOT SLEEPING was performed off-tour on 04 and 05 Nov 2010 and 03 and 04 Nov 2011 at Soldiers And Sailors Memorial Hall in Pittsburgh, PA, when Bruce Springsteen appeared at Joe Grushecky and the Houserockers concerts.

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Credits

Thanks Steen Andersson (rosalita101 at Greasy Lake) for the Coming Home album scan.