I am supposed to be sleeping
But I am awake talking to G-d
1am and these words of return
Haven't been said in a year
Funny thing
I haven't returned in a year
Slichos in a brick shul
Packed with fashionable overtired girls
Smells like teen spirit
I remember last year
My first time, the pre-New Year customs in the Heights
Surroundings uninspiring, but a heart so alive it didn't need it
A year later now
And wow
Heart so alive turned the heat down and took a dive
I went up and down and up and down and found my husband in between
And now I'm back to square one
Yes, back to square one
Asking
Admitting
Arising
Pathetic voices saying
No no no no no
Mimi no
This is not in line with the mindless patterns of 12 downtrodden months
Its not supposed to be this way
You didn't go away to come back
You didn't stray to get on track
Still, all of a sudden I am talking to G-d with heart
Suddenly, my insides are reaching for him
With promises abound
yes yes yes yes yes
Mimi yes
I guess I am asleep
But my heart is alive
And these stolen lyrics will close a never ending song
Of up and down and up and down and...and...no and
It's going to be a good year
I know it
Because
You see
I am supposed to be sleeping
But I am awake talking to G-d
