Billy Joel - Sleeping With The Television On

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i’ve been watching you waltz all night diane
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nobody’s found a way behind your defenses
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they never notice the zap gun in your hand
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until you’re pointing it and stunning their senses

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all night long , all night long
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you’ll shoot ’em down because you’re waiting for somebody
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good to come on
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all night long , all night long
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but you’ll be sleeping with the television on

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you say you’re looking for someone solid here
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you can’t be bothered with those `just for the night’ boys
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tonight unless you take some kind of chances dear
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tomorrow morning you’ll wake up with the white noise

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all night long , all night long
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you’re only standing there ’cause somebody once did

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somebody wrong
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all night long , all night long
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but you’ll be sleeping with the television on

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your eyes are saying talk to me , talk to me
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but your attitude is “don’t waste my time”
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your eyes are saying talk to me , talk to me
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but you won’t hear a word ’cause it just might be the same
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old line

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this isn’t easy for me to say diane
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i know you don’t need anybody’s protection
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i really wish i was less of a thinking man
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and more a fool who’s not afraid of rejection

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all night long , all night long
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i’ll just be standing here ’cause i know i don’t have the
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guts to come on
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all night long , all night long
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and i’ll be sleeping with the television on

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your eyes are saying talk to me , talk to me
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but my attitude is “boy , don’t waste your time”
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your eyes are saying talk to me , talk to me
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but i won’t say a word ’cause it just might be somebody
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else’s same old line

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all night long , all night long
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we’re only standing here ’cause somebody might do somebody
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wrong
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all night long , all night long
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and we’ll be sleeping with the television on
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sleeping with the television on
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sleeping with the television on
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ooohhhhhhh , sleeping with the television on