Laments of a Mattress

(Wha-at? Fuck you, I'm walking out. It's my apartment.)

Green striped sheets left dead for me
Now I am free to bury heavy bodies
Once we three had slept soundly
But I couldn't keep them around
Fold the blankets down
And found new sleeping grounds

As springs squeaking
Tires squealing away from one another
We all used to be lovers
Here bodies playing, slay them, stay like them, boxes stacked
Same way, labeled and separated, hey

Go ahead take the couch I know I don't wanna sit here next to nobody
Go ahead take the fridge, I know I don't want you going hungry
Go ahead take the cat, I know you're only gonna be coming back
Oh go ahead take it all, I know how you've been wanting to
Settle down, down, down
Oh-hoo, has it always been settling down?
Down, down

The one on the left says to the one on the right "I could make a very good wife for you"
The one on the right says to the one on the left "Let's take this one step at a time"
The one on the right says to the one on the left "You know, I need you all the time"
The on the left says to the one on the right "I think I changed my mind"

I can't help but think my insides have to sing
They're the waking, the better of me
And my insides have to sing
A song for the sad ones who say they'll marry, they guess
She's wearing a white dress, if he behaves his very best
Songs for the sad ones who say they'll marry, they guess
She's wearing a white dress, if he behaves his very best
Songs for the sad ones who say they'll marry, they guess
She's wearing a white dress, if he behaves his very best
Songs for the sad ones who say they'll marry, they guess
She's wearing a white dress, if he behaves his very best

That's yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yeah
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes

Go ahead take the couch I know I don't wanna sit here next to nobody
Go ahead take the fridge, I know I don't want you going hungry
Go ahead take the cat, I know you're only gonna be coming back
So go ahead, take it all
I know how you've been- you've been wanting to all this time
Settle down, has it always been settling down, down?

My laugh but she won't spring
They will tell you everything if you lay down for a minute
Oh, my laugh but she won't spring
They will tell you everything if you lay down for a minute
The mattress-maker's making his living by the minute, by the minute
The mattress-maker's making his living by the minute, by the minute
By the minute
The mattress-maker's making his living by the minute, by the minute
The mattress-maker's making his living by the minute, by the minute
Oh, go ahead