When I can't sleep I mill around   Like a mouse sweeping the linoleum   I've got an ache inside that makes me a little mean      Now I've got a woman and she's okay   She spends the night and I spend the day   Watching TV and listening to the neighbors scream      Well it's funny how unhappy people can get   And how ugly too when all they do is regret   Losing whatever once made them feel free   Now she's a birdcage and he's a skeleton key      When I quit dreaming I want a human sleep   Let my eyes open wide for the weeds   And let my teeth turn into seeds and grow a stone sanctuary      These nights are too long so I long for these dreams   Even though I don't know what they all mean   I toss and turn talking with all the people I've seen buried      Well some I miss but some I lost   Long before they left this world as ghosts   They give me advice they tell me not to worry   It's just up the road you don't even need to hurry      Insomnia