When I can't sleep I mill aroundnLike a mouse sweeping the linoleumnI've got an ache inside that makes me a little meannnNow I've got a woman and she's okaynShe spends the night and I spend the daynWatching TV and listening to the neighbors screamnnWell it's funny how unhappy people can getnAnd how ugly too when all they do is regretnLosing whatever once made them feel freenNow she's a birdcage and he's a skeleton keynnWhen I quit dreaming I want a human sleepnLet my eyes open wide for the weedsnAnd let my teeth turn into seeds and grow a stone sanctuarynnThese nights are too long so I long for these dreamsnEven though I don't know what they all meannI toss and turn talking with all the people I've seen buriednnWell some I miss but some I lostnLong before they left this world as ghostsnThey give me advice they tell me not to worrynIt's just up the road you don't even need to hurrynnInsomnia