long beach shortbus better than this every man needs to get a little sleep we all need sanctuary from the trouble on the street working hard and making money but i d rather be dreaming underneath a shady tree and it s 6 00 in the morning i ve been up all night and i m tossing and i m turning and i m fearing daylight i m so spun out but i think i know what we could do i m exploding with ideas but i can t call you oh lord i hear people in the trees i m going on a mission unlock your ten speed i hear this place is hot swarming with police and there s a man on the corner with this camera on me and i d do anything to get a little rest i think a nightmare would be better than this i think a nightmare would be better than this there s a house they say is haunted up the street the last family that moved in evacuated in a week that voodoo lady always got to me and i m searching for her spirit desperate for company cause it s 6 00 in the morning i ve been up all night can t stop the wheels are turning fearing god s morning light i m so spun out but i think i know what we could do i m exploding with ideas but i can t call you oh lord i hear people in the trees i ve got to take the world on a mission with me i had a close brush with voyeur destiny and then i hope that you re looking and can see right through me can t you see i d do anything to get a little rest i think a nightmare would be better than this i think a nightmare would be better than this lord can it get be better than this can t keep living like this better than this oh i feel so shallow just like a puddle i think a nightmare would be better than this the song s meaning according to ras 1 i wrote this song at a very sad time in my life it came very naturally because it was all true but by no means am i saying it was cool to be that way rather i hoped that this song could touch some people that have been there and let them know that their problems were not unique and possibly show how desperate a drug addict can feel to some who had not been there whatever it s just a song 
['reggae rock']