The Sun Jumped Up - Tim O'Brien

Well, the sun jumped up in the middle of the east

At five fifteen this mornin'

The wife jumped up to feed the kid

At five fifteen this mornin'

Well, the sun jumped up in the middle of the east

And the wife jumped up in the middle of the bed

And I jumped up in the middle of a dream

At five fifteen this mornin'

Well, the woman got the kid all fed

By six fifteen this mornin'

And I had done made up my bed

At six fifteen this mornin'

Well, the baby played on dancing feet

And the woman stirred up a bite to eat

But that dream still pounded on my head

At six fifteen this mornin'

Well, I walked to work and the sun got warm

At seven fifteen this mornin'

And I held my lunch pail under my arm

At seven fifteen this mornin'

Well, the dream kept ringin' in my ear

And gettin' plainer and comin' clearer

And gettin' bigger and drawin' near

At seven fifteen this mornin'

Well, I guess you know how some dreams are

At eight fifteen this mornin'

You can’t remember what they are

At eight fifteen this mornin'

Well, I scratched my head at the factory gate

And I run to keep from bein' late

And the clock said fifteen after eight

At eight fifteen this mornin'

Well, I waved at the boss and I talked to my friends

At nine fifteen this mornin'

I was fishin' around inside my brain

At nine fifteen this mornin'

Well, I seen my dream like a haze or a snatch

Or a blaze from some old fiery match

But the rest of the dream I could not catch

At nine fifteen this mornin'

So at fifteen minutes after ten

Or ten fifteen this mornin'

I told my trouble to all my friends

At ten fifteen this mornin'

Well, I told 'em my dream was as plain as day

And how it run like a rabbit away

They said, «Keep tryin' if it takes all day»

At ten fifteen this mornin'