Why can't you sleep when you need it the most
You're gettin' some ZZzz's, then you're scared by a ghost
So all of a sudden you're afraid
And then when you try to run away
You reach the edge and start to fall

You show up in class on the first day of school
You're wearing no pants, and you feel like a fool
You wake up and pour yourself a drink
And after a while you start to think
That you won't get no sleep at all

Cause you had a bad dream
You're taking the test
You know that you'll fail if the answers are guessed
You're brushing your teeth
and flossing too hard
You open your mouth, and they crumble apart
You had a bad dream
You're wanted by clowns
You ran out of gas, and they're chasing you down
You had a bad dream
You had a bad dream

Well you need to be somewhere today
and realize that you don't know the way
So you just wander down the hall

You had a bad dream
You're taking the test
You know that you'll fail if the answers are guessed
You're brushing your teeth
and flossing too hard
You open your mouth, and they crumble apart
You had a bad dream
You're wanted by clowns
You ran out of gas, and they're chasing you down
You had a bad dream

(Oh.. So Extreme..)

Sometimes you dream that you can fly
And the whole thing just feels right
You run into the girl of your dreams
And she believes you're out of sight
But not tonight

You need the police, and so you pick up the phone
Oh, you could die.
You try 911, but there's no dial tone.

Cause you had a bad dream
You're buried alive
You're caught in a storm and you can't go outside
You're hiking alone
and bitten by snakes
or driving a car and you can't find the brakes
You had a bad dream
You know it's alright
But now you're awake for one more night
You had a bad dream
You had a bad dream