When I Watch You Sleeping - Eddi Reader

when I watch you sleeping

I see myself for what I am and the secret I’ve been keeping

it’s more than I can stand

oh I’ve tried but can’t ignore

what I know in heaven saw

that’s why when I watch you sleeping

I cry

there’s a number in my pocket

that I should really lose

and your picture in my locket

smiles so warm and true

oh my heart grows ever cold

at the thought of the lies I’ve told

that’s why when I watch you sleeping

I cry

if I confess

would you forgive me or if I pretend

will this emptiness

always be with me when I hear you talking

with your unquestioning faith

I stop our eyes from meeting

I turn my face away

why should you pay for the crime

when all the blame is mine

that’s why when I watch you sleeping

I cry