I'm Gonna Sleep With One Eye Open

(Lester Flatt) I just found out today The little game you play While I been sleepin' all my life away You been steppin' so they say Between midnight and day So I'm gonna sleep with one eye open from now on From now on, all night long You won't have a chance To treat your momma wrong You been steppin' so they say Between midnight and day So I'm gonna sleep with one eye open from now on There's a honky-tonk down the road Just about a mile or so And I understand that's where you spend your time Baby, I got news for you Your little game is through Yeah, from now on baby You better tow the line From now on, all night long You won't have a chance To treat your momma wrong You been steppin' so they say Between midnight and day So I'm gonna sleep with one eye open from now on You thought you were bein' smart Breaking my little heart And leavin' me to spend my time alone Well you'll find out today It just don't work that way You've started a little game that two can play From now on, all night long You won't have a chance To treat your momma wrong You been steppin' so they say Between midnight and day But you better sleep with one eye open from now on Yeah an' I'm gonna sleep with eye open from now on