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One Eye Open:
Live at Rosa's Lounge,
Chicago
(2005)
(Click song title to get lyrics)

1. Rosa's Strut
2. 19 Years Old
3. I've Got To Sleep With One Eye Open
4. Dirty Deal
5. Honest I do
6. Rock Steady
7. Jukin'
8. Cold, Cold Feeling
9. Cool Twist
10. She Ain't Your Toy
11. Listen Here
I’VE GOT TO SLEEP
WITH ONE EYE OPEN

(Frederick Knight, Malaco Music Co., BMI)

1. [SPOKEN] How many “Sex and the City” fans we got out there? … How many “Desperate Housewives” fans we got out there? … Now we all think of these sexual escapades and we wonder what if we had a man who could do all of that…But what if we had a man who gave you a little too much? Well, this song goes out to you…[Moaning]
Listen up y’all

2. I GOT TO SLEEP WITH ONE EYE OPEN
BECAUSE THIS MAN WON’T LEAVE ME ALONE [REPEAT]
ALL HE WANTS TO DO IS MAKE LOVE
KEEPING ME UP ALL NIGHT LONG

3. WELL, YOU BETTER BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU PRAY FOR
BECAUSE YOU JUST MIGHT GET IT
I ASKED GOD FOR A MAN THAT I COULD CARE FOR
A MAN THAT KNEW HOW TO HIT IT
SOMETIMES I WANT TO CHANGE MY MIND
BECAUSE HE’LL HAVE ME ALL THE TIME

4. THAT’S WHY… [REPEAT CHORUS/Verse 2]
HARP SOLO

5. I GOT TO HURRY UP AND GET TO COOKING
SO I CAN GET A LITTLE REST
BECAUSE WHEN HE COMES HOME HE’LL BE LOOKING
AND PULLING AT MY DRESS
THIS MAN IS LIKE A LOVE-MACHINE
THE DARNEST THING I’VE EVER SEEN

6. THAT’S WHY… [REPEAT CHORUS/Verse 2]
GUITAR SOLO

7. HEY GIRLS … YOU BETTER BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU PRAY FOR BECAUSE YOU JUST MIGHT GET IT…
[REPEAT Verse 3]

8. [REPEAT CHORUS – Verse 2]

9. [Last Verse spoken]
I GOT TO SLEEP WITH ONE EYE OPEN…
LEAVE ME ALONE BABY…
I GOT TO SLEEP WITH ONE EYE OPEN…
PUT YOUR LEG ON YOUR SIDE OF THE BED…
I GOT TO SLEEP WITH ONE EYE OPEN…
GET YOUR HAND OUT OF THERE…
I GOT TO SLEEP WITH ONE EYE OPEN…
DON’T SUCK MY EARLOBES LIKE THAT…
I GOT TO SLEEP WITH ONE EYE OPEN…
WHAT IF THE KIDS HEAR US…?
I GOT TO SLEEP WITH ONE EYE OPEN…
I GOT TO GO TO WORK IN THE MORNING…
I GOT TO SLEEP WITH ONE EYE OPEN…
LEAVE ME ALONE…
I GOT TO SLEEP WITH ONE EYE OPEN…
ALL HE WANTS TO DO IS MAKE LOVE [BAND STOPS]…
KEEPING ME UP ALL NIGHT LONG
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