I've been asleep for a long, long time Blond hair to brown and then brown to white My ma is buried beside my dad But I was asleep for all of that I shut my eyes for a moment's rest 'Cause I get so tired What thing transpired while my body slept? Beset my mind All the schools that I went to have all been closed And all of my teachers are dead I suppose The songs that we sung have all gone quiet What happens below as you sleep at night? I shut my eyes for a moment's rest 'Cause I get so tired What things transpired while my body slept? Beset my mind ♪ The river's up, the reeds are caught Halfway across what never was The water rose and swept in slow When the reeds awoke they were half below ♪ I've been asleep for a long, long time Blond hair to brown and then brown to white My ma is buried beside my dad But I was asleep for all of that I've been asleep for a long, long time Blond hair to brown and brown to white My ma is buried beside my dad But I was asleep for all of that For all of that