Now I lay me down to sleep,    
     I pray my sanity to keep.    
     For if some peace I do not find,    
     I'm pretty sure I'll lose my mind.    
        
     I pray I find a little quiet    
     Far from the daily family riot    
     May I lie back--not have to think    
     about what they're stuffing down the sink,    
     or who they're with, or where they're at    
     and what they're doing to the cat.    
              
     I pray for time all to myself    
     (did something just fall off a shelf)?    
     To cuddle in my nice, soft bed    
     (Oh no, another goldfish--dead!)    
     Some silent moments for goodness sake    
     (Did I just hear a window break?)    
               
     And that I need not cook or clean--    
     (well heck, I've got the right to dream)    
     Yes now I lay me down to sleep,    
     I pray my wits about me keep,    
     But as I look around I know--    
     I must have lost them long ago!