Anyone can go back to sleep So can I If I roll over and start counting sheep Now what does it matter anyway? Anyone can sit down and breathe So can I It's not as easy to be at ease with it Now what does it matter anyway? Anyone can waste a day So can I Getting wasted gets too much of a waste in time What does it matter anyway? Anyone can make mistakes So can I If the great mistake left no trace Does it make it alright? Or does it matter in a way? It don't matter much That it does matter what matters Once it does it's too late Now what does it matter anyway? Not much more than what's just a matter of that it does matter at all I sure know how to lie on my bed With nothing in particular going through my head All it takes to lie down is having a back And I sure have one Look I'm doing it again I should know how to get dead drunk every weekend With nothing in particular going through my head I sure know just how I'm afraid it's all I know And I'll do it again and again It don't matter much That it does matter what matters Once it does it's too late Now what does it matter anyway?