Ernie - Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Kate Miller-Heidke

Ernie sleeps and I’m awake

Does he see me, does he see me among the shifting shapes?

The day is tired and so am I

Still I can’t believe my luck

I hope I don’t make too many mistakes

He fell off, fell off the chair, the second I looked away

Just about anything makes me cry

Still I can’t believe my, can’t believe my luck

You’re a chubby little pudge ball

Half animal, half cupid

You know next to nothing

Still you make me feel so stupid

And I can’t believe my luck

I am yours and you are mine

Oh I’ve really come unstuck this time

I can’t believe my luck

He landed like an alien

From a distant, dark and liquid planet

Turned this whole house upside down

We will never be the same now

(We will never be the same now)

But I don’t trust my own memory

Who you were last week is blurry already

And I’m so happy watching you dance today

But by tomorrow, you’ll be changed again

And I’m not good at letting go

Won’t you stay the way you are

It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever known

And I can’t believe my luck

Is he only sleeping?

Yes he is still breathing

Is he only sleeping?

Yes he is still breathing

Is he only sleeping?

Yes he is still breathing

Is he only?

Is he only?

Yes he is still

Ernie sleeps and I’m awake