Listen to I'll Sleep When I'm Dead by Bon Jovi

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Alec John Such

Bass Guitar

David Bryan

Keyboards

Jon Bon Jovi

Lead Vocals

Richie Sambora

Background Vocals

Tico Torres

Drums

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Desmond Child

Songwriter

Richie Sambora

Songwriter

Jon Bon Jovi

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Randy Staub

Mixing Engineer

Bob Rock

Producer

Darren Grahn

Assistant Recording Engineer

Obie O'Brien

Additional Engineer

Ed Korengo

Assistant Mixing Engineer

Greg Goldman

Assistant Mixing Engineer

Jim Labinski

Assistant Mixing Engineer

B. Dobbs

Assistant Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro]

Hey-hey-hey

Yeah, yeah, yeah

[Verse 1]

Seven days of Saturday is all that I need

Got no use for Sunday 'cause I don't rest in peace

I don't need no Monday or the rest of the week

I spend a lot of time in bed, but baby, I don't like to sleep, no

[PreChorus]

I won't lie to you

I'm never going to cry to you

I'll probably drive you wild eight days a week

[Chorus]

Until I'm six feet under, baby, I don't need a bed

Gonna live while I'm alive, I'll sleep when I'm dead

Till they roll me over and lay my bones to rest

Gonna live while I'm alive, I'll sleep when I'm dead, yeah

[Verse 2]

Alright, listen up

[Verse 3]

So you're looking for some action, I got everything you need

Keep your motor running, baby, I was built for speed

This ain't no slumber party, got no time for catching Zs

They'll say that that ain't healthy, well, then living's a disease, come on

[PreChorus]

We're never gonna die, baby

Come on, let me drive you crazy

We'll make every night another New Year's Eve

[Chorus]

Until I'm six feet under, baby, I don't need a bed

Gonna live while I'm alive, I'll sleep when I'm dead

Till they roll me over and lay my bones to rest

Gonna live while I'm alive, I'll sleep when I'm dead

Sleep when I'm dead, sleep when I'm dead

Gonna live while I'm alive, I'll sleep when I'm dead

[Verse 4]

Seven days of Saturday is all that I need

Got no use for Sunday 'cause I don't rest in peace

I was born to live, you know I wasn't born to die

But if they party down in Heaven, I'll be sure to be on time

[Chorus]

Until I'm six feet under, baby, I don't need a bed

Gonna live while I'm alive, I'll sleep when I'm dead

Till they roll me over and lay my bones to rest

Gonna live while I'm alive, I'll sleep when I'm dead

[Chorus]

I feel like I'm exploding, going out of my head

I'm gonna live while I'm alive, I'll sleep when I'm dead

Till I'm six feet under and lay my bones to rest

Gonna live while I'm alive, I'll sleep when I'm dead

Sleep when I'm dead, sleep when I'm dead

Gonna live while I'm alive, I'll sleep when I'm dead

[Outro]

I'll sleep when I'm dead

Sleep when I'm dead

Sleep when I'm, sleep when I'm, sleep when I'm

I'll sleep when I'm dead

Sleep when I'm, sleep when I'm, sleep when I'm

Sleep when I'm dead

Sleep when I'm, sleep when I'm, sleep when I'm

Sleep when I'm dead

Sleep when I'm, sleep when I'm, sleep when I'm

Sleep when I'm dead

Sleep when I'm, sleep when I'm, sleep when I'm

Sleep when I'm dead...

Written by: Desmond Child, J. Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora

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