Peek A Boo

from The What of Whom (1982) by Daniel Johnston

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When I'm down, really down
Nothing matters, nothing does
I close my eyes, go to sleep
But I can't sleep, I can't sleep

Please hear my cry for help
And save me from myself

Junior high, I lost my mind
I don't know why, it's a terrible thing
Since that day it's been a struggle
Trying to make sense out of scrambled eggs

Please hear my cry for help
And save me from myself

I painted a bar and I never got paid
In a town where everyone was unemployed
I was locked in on Easter day
All I had to eat was a piece of bread

When I got home my mother said
"You're a lazy bum and that's how come
You suffer like that and you'll starve
All your life. All your life."

Spoken just like it was a curse
But it didn't really sound so bad
I like to make things up
It's the healthiest thing that I do

But I'm tired from being kidnapped
By a dark wolf that would do me in

Please hear my cry for help
And save me from myself

I'm just saying how I feel

Maybe you could try to understand
I'm a man who needs you

When I'm down, really down
Nothing matters, nothing does
I close my eyes to go to sleep
But I can't sleep, I can't sleep

You can listen to these songs
Have a good time and walk away
But for me it's not that easy
I have to live these songs forever

Please hear my cry for help
And save me from myself

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from The What of Whom (1982), released August 1, 1982

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Daniel Johnston Waller, Texas

An American singer, songwriter, musician, and artist, Daniel Johnston spent 30 or so years exposing his heartrending tales of unrequited love, cosmic mishaps, and existential torment to an ever-growing international cult audience.

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