The Man Who Sleeps on His Breath Songtext
von Monk

The man who sleeps on his breath
Will do so up to his death
He packs his home in a shell
And carries it to the well

The man who walks all his days
Will walk ′til he finds his grave
The thing he needs is good shoes
More than a heart for the blues

That's why you sleep next to me
That′s why you sleep next to me
That's why you sleep next to me
That's why you sleep next to me

The man who buries his heart
Is never sure of his past
He learns the lines and the seams
But never knows what he means


The man who sleeps with my breath
Will do so up to his death
He packs as high in his days
And likes his home where he stays

That′s why you sleep next to me
That′s why you sleep next to me
That's why you sleep next to me
That′s why you sleep next to me

That's why you sleep next to me
That′s why you sleep next to me
That's why you sleep next to me
That′s why you sleep next to me

That's why you sleep next to me
That's why you sleep next to me
That′s why you sleep next to me
That′s why you sleep next to me

That's why you sleep next to me
That′s why you sleep next to me
That's why you sleep next to me
That′s why you sleep next to me


That's why you sleep next to me
That′s why you sleep next to me
That's why you sleep next to me
That's why you sleep next to me

That′s why you sleep next to me
That′s why you sleep next to me
That's why you sleep next to me
That′s why you sleep next to me

That's why you sleep next to me
That′s why you sleep next to me