Key: G major
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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I lie awake at night
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and think back just as far as I can
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To the thought of Sputnik in preflight
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Before I mistrusted the night
I said, why, Mama, why
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Why can't I sleep in peace tonight
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Underneath that satellite sky
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Why can't I sleep in peace tonight
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Underneath the satellite sky
It can't be easy for my children
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I'm hollow before my time
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It looks like the desert here to me
kingdoms of dreams
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They vanish in the mist like Saint Nicholas
I said why, Mama, why
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Why can't I sleep in peace tonight
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underneath the satellite sky?
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Why can't I sleep in peace tonight
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underneath the satellite sky?
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I want to stand out in the
middle of the street
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and listen to the stars
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I want to hear their sweet voices
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I want to feel the big bang rattle my bones
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I want the spark to ignite
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Before they find out what it's like
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to be born into these times
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Why can't I sleep in peace tonight
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underneath the satellite sky?
I said why, Mama, why
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Why can't I sleep in peace tonight
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Underneath the satellite sky
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Why, why, why,
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Why can't I sleep in peace tonight
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Underneath the satellite sky
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Outro 1
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ChordsF Bb Eb
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