Dirty Mattresses - Mama's Broke
Tuning: Em, E A D G B E
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
I've crossed
a hundred
rivers today
And did not fe
el a thing
So soft and
weak, and fool
ishly I'd thin
k
That I have wi
sdom worth ano
ther's time
I stand wide
open, filled
with disdain
As though I'm
owed, but long
ago, for some
one else's sin
But equally di
sgusting is th
e warrior, sel
f-aware
Gazing through
the muddy wat
er as though i
t were clear
[Chorus]
No world-wor
n weary roads,
no wounds of
war
We lay on dirt
y mattresses o
n the floor
All we want is
more
[Interlude]
[Verse 2]
Like blood,
we flow throug
h clogging up
the veins
Of filthy high
ways bleeding
into cities wi
th no names
Is it any wond
er we cannot m
eet the eyes
Of those who'v
e built a home
we helped to
ruin and deny
[Chorus]
No world-wor
n weary roads,
no wounds of
war
We lay on dirt
y mattresses o
n the floor
All we want is
more
[Solo]
[Verse 3]
When I come ac
ross those wit
h both feet on
the ground,
Two strong han
ds, who tell o
f some bright
future to be f
ound
I start drinki
ng myself stup
id, diggin way
too deep
End up begging
to be held ju
st so I can fa
ll asleep
[Chorus]
No world-wor
n weary roads,
no wounds of
war
We lay on dirt
y mattresses o
n the floor
All we want is
more
[Outro]
No cloaks, n
o masks, no ne
cklaces of bon
es
You'll find no
magic here. I
t's best to be
on your way
home
So get on home