Unsubstantiated Rumors Are Good Enough for Me (To Base My Life Upon) Lyrics

Lyric discussion by alicelikesme 

Cover art for Unsubstantiated Rumors Are Good Enough for Me (To Base My Life Upon) lyrics by Against Me!

When ever this song starts to really make sense i get stoped in my tracks with these two lines, "An ironic and literal making of a bed", that one just confuses me, and, "They make bad jokes, it's okay not to laugh", who are they? Sometimes i feel like the only person whos ever really gona understand the truth behind the song is Tom.