Tom Waits Tell Me song lyrics

Why plant a seed deep in the ground

why put a stone on a grave in town

tell me, tell me, tell me

tell me why it's so

tell me, tell me, tell me

tell me so I'll know

why does a wedding ring have the hardest stone

why does a little dog bury its bone

so the river will not drown it

so the highway won't take it

and the dust will not cover it

and the sun will not blind it

and the wind won't blow it away

why put a song bird in a cage

why write i love you on every page

tell me why it's so

tell me, tell me, tell me

tell me so I'll know

why does a bird build its nest so high

why hold a baby when a baby cries

so the river will not drown it

so the highway won't take it

and the dust will not cover it

and the sun will not blind it

and the wind won't blow it away

so the river will not drown it

so the highway won't take it

and the dust will not cover it

and the sun will not blind it

and the wind won't blow it away