A Bedtime Story
Performer(s): Alice Cooper



Lay still, Steven
And I'll tell you a bedtime story
I'll tell you a bedtime story
That's not for all children
It's a very special story
That only special children will understand
It's a half-awake story
And it will be better if you close your eyes
It's a story that takes place in a dream
Like other nightmares you have known
It's a dream that Alice has dreamed
You can dream along with him
You can follow Alice down the staircase
Deep down the stairs
To the pit where he doesn't want to go, but he has to

If you go to sleep now, Steven
You can go down the long and endless stairway
And sing sweet songs to Alice and free him
And if you can't get to sleep, Steven
And in the middle of the night you get out of bed
When everything is quiet and the trees are still
And the birds are hiding from the dark
You can lie down on your bedroom floor 
And press your ear tightly to the boards
If you listen very carefully
You can hear Alice searching for a way out
Forever chasing rainbows

Sleep tight, Steven
And have a good night