Mike Kinsella - Brown Hair in a Bird's Nest lyrics

Brown hair in a bird's nest A pile of teeth under a tree The frayed sleeves Of a poorly tailored jacket Another wasted night Searching for life Digging up graves 'Cause I've got something to say To the dead and buried You know how my mind, it drifts A small boat lost at sea Callow and rudderless To say the least I swear On my mother's gravy That I didn't lie to you I was only, as usual, confused It was wrong of me To curse your family's name And your faith On an answering machine That I knew You didn't know how to use For how long must I lie awake? For how many long nights Shall I keep digging up graves? I swear On my mother's gravy That I didn't lie to you I just didn't tell the truth