(drifty music begins) ♪ You would not believe your eyes ♪ ♪ If 10 million fireflies ♪ ♪ Lit up the world as I fell asleep ♪ ♪ 'Cause they fill the open air ♪ ♪ And leave tear drops everywhere ♪ ♪ You'd think me rude but I would just stand and stare ♪ ♪ I'd like to make myself believe ♪ ♪ That planet Earth turns slowly ♪ ♪ It's hard to say that I'd rather stay awake ♪ ♪ When I'm asleep ♪ ♪ 'Cause everything is never as it seems ♪ ♪ 'Cause I'd get a
thousand hugs ♪ ♪ From 10,000 lightning bugs ♪ ♪ As they tried to teach me how to dance ♪ ♪ A foxtrot above my head ♪ ♪ A sock hop beneath my bed ♪ ♪ A disco ball is just hanging by a thread, thread, thread ♪ ♪ I'd like to make myself believe ♪ ♪ That planet Earth turns slowly ♪ ♪ It's hard to say that I'd rather stay awake ♪ ♪ When I'm asleep ♪ ♪ 'Cause everything is never as it seems, when I fall asleep ♪ ♪ Leave my door open just a crack
♪ ♪ Please take me away from here ♪ ♪ 'Cause I feel like such an insomniac ♪ ♪ Please take me away from here ♪ ♪ Why do I tire of counting sheep ♪ ♪ Please take me away from here ♪ ♪ When I'm far too tired to fall asleep ♪ ♪ To 10 million fireflies ♪ ♪ I'm weird 'cause I hate goodbyes ♪ ♪ I got misty eyes as they said farewell, they said farewell ♪ ♪ But I'll know where several are ♪ ♪ If my dreams get real bizarre ♪ ♪ 'Cause I saved
a few and I keep them in a jar ♪ ♪ Jar, jar, jar ♪ ♪ I'd like to make myself believe ♪ ♪ That planet Earth turns slowly ♪ ♪ It's hard to say that I'd rather stay awake ♪ ♪ When I'm asleep ♪ ♪ 'Cause everything is never as it seems, when I fall asleep ♪ ♪ I'd like to make myself believe ♪ ♪ That planet Earth turns slowly ♪ ♪ It's hard to say that I'd rather stay awake ♪ ♪ When I'm asleep ♪ ♪ 'Cause everything is never as it seems, when I
fall asleep ♪ ♪ I'd like to make myself believe ♪ ♪ That planet Earth turns slowly ♪ ♪ It's hard to say that I'd rather stay awake ♪ ♪ When I'm asleep ♪ ♪ Because my dreams are bursting at the seams ♪ ♪♪♪