The clock by the bed is ticking Too loud in the quiet night I lie in the darkness thinking I must go before it's light Before you open up your eyes And you beg me to stay I'll leave 'cause I can't stand To see you hurt this way Sleep my love As I kiss you goodbye Then I won't hear The sound of your cry Though I knew the time was coming And our love would end somehow I just couldn't bear to tell you Exactly just when or how I know we can't go on That it was wrong to start But if you wake up crying now You know you'll break my heart Sleep my love As I kiss you goodbye Then I won't hear The sound of your cry