Goin\' Out West Tom Waits

Well I\'m goin\' out west Where the wind blows tall \'Cause Tony Franciosa Used to date my ma They got some money out there They\'re giving it away I\'m gonna do what I want Do what I want And

Ain't Goin Down To The Well Tom Waits

"Well they call me William The Pleaser I sold opium, fireworks and lead Now I'm telling my troubles to strangers When the shadows get long I'll be dead Now her hair was as black as a bucket of tar

Downtown Tom Waits

hard to think, goin' downtown down downtown.

Lowside Of The Road Tom Waits

I'm on a black elevator Goin down Little Joe from Kokomo It rattles to the ground The dice is laughin at the man that he throwed Your rollin over to the Lowside of the road.

Tom Traubert’s Blues (Four Sheets to the Wind in Copenhagen) Tom Waits

Wasted and wounded, it ain\'t what the moon did I\'ve got what I paid for now See you tomorrow, hey Frank, can I borrow A couple of bucks from you To go waltzing Matilda, waltzing Matilda You\'ll

Better Off Without A Wife Tom Waits

Oh it's just kind of little anthem here All my friends are married Every Tom and Dick and Harry You must be strong to go it alone Here's to the bachelors and the Bowery bums And those who feel that they're

Mr. Siegal Tom Waits

wings on, i told the sun he'd better go back down, and if i can find a book of matches, i'm goin' to burn this hotel down. you got to tell me brave captain, why are the wicked so strong, how do the angels

The Heart Of Saturday Night Tom Waits

Well you gassed her up Behind the wheel With your arm around your sweet one In your Oldsmobile Barrelin' down the boulevard You're looking for the heart of Saturday night And you got paid on Friday And

Get Behind The Mule Tom Waits

Molly be damned smote Jimmy the Harp With a horrid little pistol and a lariat She's goin to the bottom And she's goin down the drain Said she wasn't big enough to carry it She got to get behind the

Union Square Tom Waits

Well time is always money for the boys on Union Square Go on and bust your ass 'til doomsday, don't forget to say your prayers Someone's riding down the backstreet, said papa got a brand new slack And

Red Shoes By The Drugstore Tom Waits

a cracked mirror And a bottle of Evening in Paris perfume, was this sad tune Told her to wait in by the magazines Take care of some business it seems Bring a raincoat, bring a suitcase And bring your

Top Of The Hill Tom Waits

up I'm only goin' to the top of the hill I'm only goin' to the top of the hill I need your moon to be the sky 'gainst Don't get your trouser button stuck on the fence Diego red and bedlam money are fine

Way Down In The Hole Tom Waits

When you walk through the garden you gotta watch your back well I beg your pardon walk the straight and narrow track if you walk with Jesus he's gonna save your soul you gotta keep the devil way down in

Anywhere I Lay My Head Tom Waits

My head is spinning round, my heart is in my shoes, yeah I went and set the Thames on fire, oh, now I must come back down She's laughing in her sleeve boys, I can feel it in my bones Oh, but anywhere

'T' Ain't No Sin Tom Waits

When you hear sweet syncopation And the music softly moans T'ain't no sin to take off your skin And dance around in your bonesWhen it gets too hot for comfot And you can't get an ice cream cone T'ain't

Hold On Tom Waits

trip Well, the moon was gold, her Hair like wind She said don't look back just Come on Jim (Chorus) Oh you got to Hold on, Hold on You got to hold on Take my hand, I'm standing right here You

Wrong Side Of The Road Tom Waits

put a dead cat on the railroad tracks when the wolf bains blooming by the tressel and get the eyeball of a rooster and the stones from a ditch and wash em down with bilge water and you say you'll never

Train Song Tom Waits

Well I broke down in E. St.

The Briar And The Rose Tom Waits

I fell asleep down by the stream and there I had the strangest dream down by Brennan Glen there grows a briar and a rose There a tree in the forest but I don？

Eyeball Kid Tom Waits

kid Well the first time I saw him Was a Saigon jail Cost me 27 dollars Just to go his bail I said your name will Be in lights...

Fannin Street Tom Waits

> There's a crooked street in Houston town, It's a well born path I've traveled down Now there's ruin in my name, I wish I never got off the train, I wished I'd listened to the words you said.

Falling Down Tom Waits

I have come 500 miles just to see a halo Come from St.

Broken Bicycles Tom Waits

Broken bicycles, Old busted chains, Rusted handle bars Out in the rain.

I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You Tom Waits

Well I hope that I don't fall in love with you 'Cause falling in love just makes me blue, Well the music plays and you display your heart for me to see, I had a beer and now I hear you calling out

Come On Up To The House Tom Waits

Well the moon is broken And the sky is cracked Come on up to the house The only things that you can see Is all that you lack Come on up to the house All your cryin don't do no good Come on up to

Never Let Go Tom Waits

Well, ring the bell backwards and bury the axe Fall down on your knees in the dirt I'm tied to the mast between water and wind Believe me, you'll never get hurt Now the ring's in the pawnshop, the rain's

Jersey Girl Tom Waits

Got no time for the corner boys Down in the street makin?all that noise Don？t want no girls on Eighth Avenue Cause tonight I？m gonna be with you Cause tonight I？

Something in the Water Tom Grennan

There\'s something in the water, calling my name Two beats I had no idea now the message you sent Well it ain\'t clear cause I fall, I\'m in love Now I\'m holding on to my past And my mother said \

I Wish I Was In New Orleans Tom Waits

Well, I wish I was in New Orleans, I can see it in my dreams, Arm-in-arm down Burgundy, a bottle and my friends and me Hoist up a few tall cool ones, play some pool and listen To that tenor saxophone

Big Joe And Phantom 309 Tom Waits

Well you see I happened to be back on the east coast A few years back tryin' to make me a buck Like everybody else, well you know Times get hard and well I got down on my luck And I got tired of just roamin

World Keeps Turning Tom Waits

On our anniversary There'll be someone else where you used to be The world don't care and yet it clings to me The moon is gold and silvery Who knows where the sidewalk ends Well the road will turn and

Virginia Avenue Tom Waits

Well, I'm walking on down Virginia Avenue Trying to find somebody to tell my troubles to. Harold's club is closing, and everybody's going on home: What's a poor boy to do?

Big Black Mariah Tom Waits

Well cutting through the cane break, rattling the sill Thunder that the rain makes when the shadow tops the hill Big light on the back street, hill to ever more Packing down the ladder with the hammer

Barcarolle Tom Waits

A cloud lets go of the moon Her ribbons are all out of tune She is skating on the ice In a glass in the hands of a man That she kissed on a train And the children are all gone into town To get candy and

Invitation To The Blues Tom Waits

Well she's up against the register with an apron and a spatula, Yesterday's deliveries, tickets for the bachelors She's a moving violation from her conk down to her shoes, Well, it's just an invitation

Tango Till They're Sore Tom Waits

Well ya play that Tarantella All the hounds they start to roar And the boys all go to hell Then the Cubans hit the floor And they drive along the pipeline They tango till they're sore They take apart their

Heartattack And Vine Tom Waits

liar liar with your pants on fire, white spades hangin' on the telephone wire, gamblers reevaluate along the dotted line, you'll never recognize yourself on heartattack and vine.

Widow's Grove Tom Waits

> I met you in the saddle, rode you in the dust Held your hand to the heavens, pulled your heart to the earth There was something that blinded me more than the mist And the breath of the cottonwood

Learning To Fly Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

Well I started out down a dirty road Started out all alone And the sun went down as I crossed the hill And the town lit up, the world got still I`m learning to fly, but I ain`t got wings Coming

Emotional Weather Report Tom Waits

Well we are talking about late night and early morning low clouds With a chance of fog, chance of showers into the afternoon With variable high cloudiness and gusty winds Gusty winds at times around the

Tom Waits Anouk

I was dreaming last night A figment of my brain On the downtown train And we had nowhere to go So we got off to take a walk In the pouring rain You said you rode it once And you would ride it again Please

Cold Water Tom Waits

or dull I'm reading the Bible By a 40 watt bulb What price freedom Dirt is my rug Well I sleep like a baby With the snakes and the bugs Well the stores are open But I ain't got no money I ain't

A Sight For Sore Eyes Tom Waits

hey sight for sore eyes it's a long time no see workin hard hardly workin hey man you know me water under the bridge didya see my new car well it's bought and it's payed for parked outside of the bar and

Poncho's Lament Tom Waits

Well the stairs sound so lonely without you And I ain't made my bed in a week Coffee stains on the paper I'm writing And I'm too choked up inside to speak And Yes, I know our differences pulled us apart

On The Nickel Tom Waits

hair, well they're lined up all around the block, on the nickel over there. so you better bring a bucket, there is a hole in the pail, and if you don't get my letter, then you'll know that i'm in jail

Down There By The Train Tom Waits

grow You can hear the whistle, you can hear the bell From the halls of heaven to the gates of hell And there's room for the forsaken if you're there on time You'll be washed of all your sins and all of

Lullaby Tom Waits

If nothing's worth dying for tonight Your dreams are not enough What I need is love That's worth laying down my life Sing along, Just like they taught us It's soothing your mind this lullaby No heaven

Baby Gonna Leave Me Tom Waits

Well I stood on the corner Until my feet got wet I stood by the faucet Till the sink filled up I stood by the window Until the moon came up My baby's bought a ticket Long as my clothes line Na na na na

Swordfishtrombone Tom Waits

Well he came home from the war with a party in his head and modified Brougham DeVille and a pair of legs that opened up like butterfly wings and a mad dog that wouldn't sit still he went and took

Frank`s Wild Years Tom Waits

Well he came home from the war with a party in his head and modified Brougham DeVille and a pair of legs that opened up like butterfly wings and a mad dog that wouldn't sit still he went and took