Boxed In (The Squirrel)

I used to live in a tree
 And now I live in the siding of a condominium complex
 As a squirrel my shelter protects my body from the elements
 But these giant decorated wood compartments, they are something else
 One for the baby in a crib, one for the cooking
 And a little one for all the
 clothes they use to hide their skin beneath
 Why do you want to box yourself in?
 There's a human on the other side of your wall
 Their head is 7 inches away from your head, and you don't know them
 Why do you want to box yourself in?
 They try to get me to leave
 'Cause I'm a wild animal and that makes me dirty
 They like to separate from the outside, they like their privacy
 And as I skitter to the other side the suburbs rise up around me
 As I realize this building's the rule, not the exception
 This is how humans live, this is their first choice
 Why do you want to box yourself in?
 There's a human on the other side of your wall
 Their head is 7 inches away from your head, and you don't know them
 Why do you want to box yourself in?
 They try to get me to leave
 And this time, I sneak into a moving truck
 We travel for so long I start to feel sick
 But out in the open on the other side is the city
 Buildings that reach up to the sky, every window compartmentalized
 But I see another kind of place now
 There's strangers reading together and eating
 together and shyly approaching each other over beer
 You know, you don't have to be so shy
 'Cause she's just as lonely as you are