When I left you this morning 
It's just like before 
You say nothing changes 
Passing time around here

Stole a long string of pearls 
And I'd pawned downtown 
Gonna buy me some good fun 
Back where no one can see

And the long black dream is over 
As the snow falls on and on 
And it takes five cups of coffee 
To calm down before I sleep

Let the sky soak on my clothes 
Way back in the alley 
All of the red leaves 
Mixed up in perfume 
Take the chance that I left you 
Knowing where you might need me 
So easy to believe 
In someone I never see

And the long black dream is over 
As the snow falls on and on 
And it takes five cups of coffee 
To calm down before I sleep

And the long black dream is over 
As the snow falls on and on 
And it takes five cups of coffee 
To calm down before I sleep

And the long black dream is over 
As the snow falls on and on 
And it takes five cups of coffee 
To calm down before I sleep