im the troubled one im moms neurotic son scared of everyone but theyre talking and theyre watching me i ve been on the run i dont miss where i come from they all think im the greatest ill let them down when i dont make it wake me up when im famous im on the wrong side of the bed im trying to be patient but ill stay asleep instead i ve been everywhere man winnipeg to amsterdam ill take what i can get but im missing the little things yeah good friends are moving uptown my sisters grown up now birthdays and graduations ill let them down when i dont make it i ve seen all the lights burn out while wondering what life is all about wake me up when im famous im on the wrong side of the bed im trying to be patient but ill stay asleep instead wake me up when im famous i let the air out of my head im trying to be patient but ill stay asleep instead wake me up when im famous im on the wrong side of the bed im trying to be patient but ill stay asleep instead wake me up when im famous im on the wrong side of the bed im trying to be patient but ill stay asleep instead tell the world that im waiting i let the air out of my head im trying to be patient but ill stay asleep instead but ill stay asleep instead