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Level 42

Sleep Talking

Release date: 2006

From Retroglide
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About This Track

"Sleep Talking" is a track by Level 42, from the album Retroglide, released 2006. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Level 42

Level 42

Lyrics

Sleep Talking

You gone and told me 'bout the Hollywood Hills

The thrills and chills

The passion and the pills

Keep talking

You told me all about the men you met

The come and get

The kiss that you regret

Keep talking

You went and told me 'bout the fame in Spain

The plain in Jane

The losing it again

Keep talking

You told me all about the sweet sunset

In love and debt

The one you can't forget

Keep talking

Now you keep talking in your sleep

You've had it rough

It went too deep

I pray the lord your soul to keep

I've heard enough

I'm in retreat

(You) keep talking me right out of here

Sleep talking

You went and told me bout the Italian job

The Pope and God

Spaghetti and the mob

Keep talking

And how about the little brokedown shack

The hack 'n smack

The scratching Daddy's back

Keep talking

You gone and told me bout the Broadway hits

The diva fits

The lovers and the splits

Keep talking

You went and told me bout the Paris in the spring

And the nearly thing

And the diamond in the ring

Keep talking

I don't know what I can say

Cos I can't take it away

I don't know what I can say to you

Cos you just took it away from me

Now you keep talking in your sleep

You've had it rough

It went too deep

I pray the lord your soul to keep

I've heard enough

I'm in retreat

(You) keep talking me right out of here

Sleep talking

Fell apart in St. Tropez

That kind of gave the game away

Met the set in Martinique

Couldn't hack the chic-to-chic

New York new walk big town talk

Your perfect face was white as chalk

Trailer trash to all time smash

Now you're waiting for the burn and crash

Tragedy in harmony

You gonna bling til you're back on your knees

You gonna sing til you're back on your knees

You gonna ring when you're back on your knees

Tragedy in harmony

You gonna bling til you're back on your knees

You gonna sing til you're back on your knees

You gonna ring when you're back on your knees

Monte Carlo boom to bust

Lost the lustre lost the trust

Went to Phuket went to hell

Had to get back into your shell

LA tripped over your head

Wanted to jump but you made it instead

Trailer trash to all time smash

Now you're waiting for the burn and crash

A tragedy

Yeah, yeah, yeah

Keep talking

Sleep talking

Keep talking

Sleep talking

Keep talking

Keep talking

Keep talking

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Track details

From Retroglide

2006
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Album
Retroglide
Retroglide
Level 42
Release year
2006
  1. —Rooted
  2. —All Around
  3. —Clouds
  4. —Dive Into The Sun
  5. —Just For You
  6. —All I Need
  7. —Hell Town Story
  8. —Ship
  9. —Retroglide
  10. —Sleep Talking
  11. —The Way Back Home

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