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Night Brain

from The Hard Way Blues by Jesse Dayton

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lyrics

I've been waitin' on my night brain just to stop these crazy thoughts
But they just keep poppin' up in my head
It seems like every time I try to shut my eyes and go to sleep 
Well, my night brain tortures me in my bed

Starin' at the clock, going tick-tock and it won't stop (no)
Starin' at the clock, going tick-tock and it won't stop (mm-mm)

I finally give up and I get up and I walk around the house 
I'm exhausted and I can't even sleep
I see it's 4AM, I know I gotta get up by six
These crazy thoughts about them makin' me weep

Starin' at the clock going tick-tock and it won't stop
Starin' at the clock going tick-tock and it won't stop

Well, every night when I lay down and try to close my eyes
That's when my night brain's wakin' up to trouble me
It tells me I'm about to lose my money, lose my job, and lose my honey 
I know that it's never gonna be

Starin' at the clock going tick-tock and it won't stop
Starin' at the clock going tick-tock and it won't stop

I've been losin' sleep a week and man, I'm about run down 
I'm having crazy thoughts and drivin' me insane
I'd take some straight up scary nightmares just to get me some sleep 
Cause they ain't shit compared to this night brain

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from The Hard Way Blues, track released January 23, 2024
Written by: Jesse Dayton
Produced by: Shooter Jennings

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Jesse Dayton Beaumont, Texas

Equally steeped in Texas/Louisiana blues, old-school country and punk-rock, East Texas native Jesse Dayton is the music world’s best-kept secret, hiding in plain sight as a guitarist for Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, Ryan Bingham and L.A. punk pioneers X, as well as touring with Social Distortion, the Supersuckers and John Doe. ... more

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