When I Watch You Sleeping Lyrics

[Verse 1]

When I watch you sleeping

I see myself for what I am

And the secret I've been keeping

It's more than I can stand

Oh, I've tried, but can't ignore

What I know that Heaven saw



[Refrain]

That's why, when I watch you sleeping

I cry

Oh-oh

Mm-mm-mm

Oh-oh



[Verse 2]

There's a number in my pocket

That I should really lose

And your picture in my locket

Smiles so warm and true

Oh, my heart grows ever cold

At the thought of the lies I've told



[Refrain]

That's why, when I watch you sleeping

I cry

Oh-oh

Mm-mm-mm

Oh-oh



[Bridge]

If I confess

Would you forgive me?

Or if I pretend

Will this emptiness always be with me?



[Verse 3]

When I hear you talking

With your unquestioning faith

I stop our eyes from meeting

I turn my face away

Why should you pay for the crime

When all the blame is mine?



[Refrain]

That's why, when I watch you sleeping

I cry

Oh-oh

Mm-mm-mm

Oh-oh