Cover art for Alarm Clock by Sheryl Crow
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Alarm Clock Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Penthouse, Saturday, guy who looks like Chalamet
Handing me a skinny margarita with a salt rim
Top down, bring it 'round, mirror shades, look at me now
Sunset in the rearview on the PCH, I'm all in

[Chorus]
It's a beautiful life
Blow your mind and make you say "Ah!"
When I open my eyes
Baby, that's when the dreams stop
That's why I hate my, that's why I hate my
That's why I hate my alarm clock
That's why I hate my, that's why I hate my
That's why I hate my alarm clock

[Verse 2]
Rolling 'round a bed of cash
Office calls, don't call 'em back
No, I ain't got time for that
Loading up my G4
Catch me down in St. Tropez
Just another average day
Paparazzi caught me making love on a surfboard

[Chorus]
It's a beautiful life
Blow your mind and make you say "Ah!"
When I open my eyes
Baby, that's when the dreams stop
That's why I hate my, that's why I hate my
That's why I hate my alarm clock
That's why I hate my, that's why I hate my
That's why I hate my alarm clock
[Bridge]
Lost my job and lost my keys
Got me beggin' please
Put this day out of its misery
'Cause when I finally fall asleep

[Chorus]
It's a beautiful life
Blow your mind and make you say "Ah!"
When I open my eyes
Baby, that's when the dreams stop
That's why I hate my, that's why I hate my
That's why I hate my alarm clock
That's why I hate my, that's why I hate my
That's why I hate my alarm clock

[Outro]
That's why I hate my alarm clock
That's why I hate my alarm clock

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“Alarm Clock” is the first single off Sheryl Crow’s twelfth album Evolution. She debuted it (and announced the album) on The Tonight Show on November 2, 2023, the day before her Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction. It’s a power-rocker about how beautiful dreams can be, and how they are dashed when the alarm clock interrupts them.

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Televised Live Performance
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (November 3, 2023)
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November 2, 2023
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