[Verse 1]
Hear the whistle blow
It echoes down my soul
It's something I have always known
Nothing sounds so sad
A cry to the unknown
The fundamental sigh of all who've gone this way before

[Chorus]
Lay me down to sleep
Come and comfort me
I'll sleep in peace
In a house of broken dreams

[Verse 2]
I'm old enough to know
That dreams are quickly spent
Like a pouring rain on warm cement
Or fingerprints in dust
Nectar on the wind
Save them for tomorrow and tomorrow lets you down again

[Chorus]
Lay me down to sleep
Come and comfort me
I'll sleep in peace
In a house of broken dreams

[Bridge]
Give me the reasons to go on
Soften the sorrow that shatters and bends
And mend broken dreams

[Verse 3]
Sentimental hearts
Hungry for the past
Penniless at the wishing well
Memories will last
And cover certain scars
Acquired in the daily grind of being what we are

[Chorus]
Lay me down to sleep
Come and comfort me
I'll sleep in peace
In a house of broken dreams

Lay me down to sleep
Come and comfort me
I'll sleep in peace
In a house of broken dreams
Broken dreams, broken dreams