Living On The Inside Lyrics - Iris Dement

Books are stacked on my table, I've got books filling my shelves 

Day and night I've been trying to unravel myself 

But I've been looking for answers that don't seem to wanna be had 

and people don't live too long when they're feeling this bad 

So I don't wanna know about nothin' 

unless it's something I can see or touch 

'cause I've been living on the inside too much 

I miss those Labor Day picnics like the ones that we used to have 

Where no one's worrying about nothing, no one's feeling bad 

I wanna roll down the hillside, lay dizzy in the cool green grass 

and jump around like a frog in a gunny sack 

And I don't wanna know about nothin' 

unless it's something I can see or touch 

'cause I've been living on the inside a little too much 

My friend has got some babies and she loves them with all of her might 

They run around all day, they keep her up at night 

But she can kiss those faces and she's the one who gets to see them smile 

I'm thinking maybe that'd beat this by a pretty long mile