VERSE 1
Em Am
They fixed the highway
G Em
Now there's a scar going down the road
A
And you can't tell
Em
Which line to follow
You let everything
Eat away at you too long
It's bound to
Leave you hollow
CHORUS
A Em
But the dog is sleeping
The toms are peeping
The souls are keeping
Am Em
The conclusions are leaping
D
And both you and I
Em
Should be sleeping
VERSE 2
The only thing
That keeps you going some days
Is knowing
It's in your blood
But sometimes it's
Just a trickle
Sometimes
It's a flood
CHORUS
But the dog is sleeping
The toms are peeping
The souls are keeping
The conclusions are leaping
And both you and I
Should be sleeping
BRIDGE
F Am
You just keep on giving
F Am
And everyone's on the take
G
Too many striped pajamas ruin even
Am
The best-planned jailbreak
VERSE 3
You've said everything
You have to say and yet
You haven't
Said a thing
How can there be
So much pressure
When no one's
Listening?
CHORUS
The file's deleted
Death cheated
Your dough's been kneeded
Robert is reeded
And both you and I
are depleted
But the dog is sleeping
The toms are peeping
The souls are keeping
The conclusions are leaping
And both you and I
Should be sleeping
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