Burn the midnight lamp 
Down until the dawn 
I'll keep watch 
Until I'm sure you're coming home

Shadows play 
And flicker on the bedroom wall 
They turn into a bad dream overnight 
Something could be terribly wrong

Don't be careless, love 
Don't be careless, love 
Don't be, don't be careless

In my dream you're running nowhere 
Every step you've taken turns to glue 
Walking down a spiral staircase 
Falling through, falling through

Don't be careless, love 
Be careless, love

The lamp burns down and out 
I'm getting pretty tired of this 
I feel so bad 
Something might be going a-miss

I won't be there 
So look out for yourself 
You're getting in deep whatever you do 
Don't let me go back to sleep

Don't be careless, love 
Don't be careless, love 
Don't be, don't be careless

Saw your face in the morning paper 
Saw your body rolled up in a rug 
Chopped up into two little pieces 
By some thug

Don't be careless, love 
Be careless, love

But in the morning light 
When I wake up again 
You're by my side 
And that's the way it's always been

But in the dark 
Your mind plays funny tricks on you 
Your mind plays funny tricks on you 
Your mind plays funny tricks on you