Tom Waits — Tell Me lyrics

The page contains the lyrics of the song "Tell Me" by Tom Waits.

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

Video clip for the song Tell Me (Tom Waits)