Can somebody make me a get out of jail card That'll work on a broke heart 'Cause I left my strength in the gutter Somethin's been pulling the trigger in my soul And now there's a big hole And I can't fill it up With liquor How much have I got to take Before there's a start to change I'm not asking for more than what I deserve Is this just the price I pay 'Cause I wouldn't go away Leave you alone to carry it on Without me Don't wake me up Till life starts makin' sense 'Cause I've been killing myself again Don't wake me up Till there's meaning in the suffering And, God, stops making enemies out of friends 'Cause if I don't wake up then Maybe I could begin again I got a demon that's been chasing me down And recently I've found He's probably been here forever It's taken a lot to get me to where I am But now that I look back I could'a done this so much better What was I s'posed to do What was I s'posed to say Its not like I'm meant to fall apart And how could you go and take What you had no right to take And tear out my heart And take me apart Piece by piece Don't wake me up Till life starts makin' sense 'Cause I've been killing myself again Don't wake me up Till there's meaning in the suffering And, God, stops making enemies out of friends 'Cause if I don't wake up then Maybe I could begin again I'd trade my last breath For a second chance If it unchains my hands 'Cause I can't take anymore If I don't wake up I hope you remember me And know that I did the best I could And when you speak of me Show pictures when I was young Before the world took the light out of me And at the end of your days When it's your turn to fall asleep I hope you did this better than me So when I see you next We'll both be kids And by then I'll be a better man So when you don't wake up That's when you'll see me again