Joe Ely

Sleepless in Love
He had hair, black as a fiberglass speedboatThe morning air was crisp as a brand new bank noteHe swaggered like a surfer on a Louisiana dirt bikeHe swerved like a trucker on the Dallas TurnpikeThey were sleepless in love, they were loversThey were lovers, sleepless in loveShe had eyes, bright as a sunlit Air streamShe told no lies, she hardly ever had a bad dreamShe was calm, still as a July WillowShe was tender, soft as a K Mart pillowThey were sleepless in love, they were loversThey were lovers, sleepless in loveHe held her close, tight as a Harley's drive chainLike a rose, riding on a midnight freight trainThey shivered, like the streamers in a gypsy car lotThey melted, like a rain on an Irish rooftopThey went crazy, crazy as a the wild wild west windWhen it chases a tumbleweed with too much top-spinThey made love like, wild horses in a hurricaneChasing rainbows in a souped-up silver seaplaneSongtexteThey were sleepless in love, they were loversThey were lovers, sleepless in loveThey were sleepless in love, they were loversThey were lovers, sleepless in love Aus Songtexte Mania