I dreamt I was in Heaven

And I was sitting in a bar

With all the other angels,

You were smoking a cigar

One hand on your hip

And one foot on a chair

And a golden ostrich feather

That was planted in your hair



And if I really were an angel,

I'd float over your bed

Each night a different dream of me

I'd plant inside your head

And if I were an angel,

I tell you what I'd do

I'd appear in a vision

And I'd give my wings to you



And I'd say, "come closer

Fly into the light

And please, please don't be stupid

Let me sleep tonight"

No I'd say,  "Please don't be stupid

Let me sleep tonight"



I dreamt you were a genie

And I found you in the sand

And you were trapped inside a bottle

And I held you in my hand

And you said you'd grant me wishes

If you were ever freed

I said "an empty head when I go to bed

Is all I'll ever need"



So I, of course, released you, hoping you would keep your word

And you laughed the cruellest laugh that I had ever heard

And you said, "About these wishes, it's too late to decide"

But I remembered that it was my dream... so I put you back inside



I dreamt I was a pirate

Aboard a pirate ship

And for a hand I had a hook

And for a heart I had a whip

And you were trapped inside your bottle

And I kept you down below

And you begged me to release you...

But I would not let you go



One night I was awoken

While we were out at sea

By a floating apparition

Glowing incandescently

And I could see you clearly

As all around was black

And you tore off both your wings, said

"Hey now you can have them back!"



And you said "come closer

Fly into the light

And please, please don't be stupid

Let me sleep tonight"

No you said, "Please don't be stupid

Let me sleep tonight



Tonight ... tonight