Where's Mister Sandman?

Nighttime used to be
Sleepy time for me.
Now I'm counting sheep 'til morning,
Wishing I could sleep 'til morning light.

Where's Mister Sandman?
I miss his loving charms.
I need Mister Sandman
To hold me in his arms, 'cause
Without Mister Sandman,
I just can't sleep tonight.

That Mister Sandman,
He took my heart down off the shelf.
And then Mister Sandman left me here all by myself.
My picture-on-the-nightstand man
Is in somebody else's arms tonight.

When the sun is high,
I can do just fine without a guy.
I can conquer the world on my own.
But late at night, my self-assurance takes flight.

Freedom's what I got.
Happy's what I'm not.

Where's Mister Sandman?
I miss his loving charms.
I need Mister Sandman
To hold me in his arms, 'cause
Without Mister Sandman,
I just can't sleep tonight.

He opened my heart as he closed my eyes.
A perfect recipe for love, but now I realize
It's the same recipe for both love and misery.

"Where's Mister Sandman?" Copyright 2009 Paul James Frantz (ASCAP)