Just The Right Bullets Tom Waits

There is a light in the forest There is a face in the tree I'll pull you out of the And the first one's always free You can never go hunting With just a flintlock and a hound You won't go home with a bunting

Crossroads Tom Waits

Now, George was a good straight boy to begin with, but there was bad blood In him; someway he got into the magic bullets and that leads straight to Devil's work, just like marijuana leads to heroin; you

The Black Rider Tom Waits

Come on a long with the Black Rider We'll have a gay old time Lay down in the web of the black spider I'll drink your blood like wine So come on in It ain't no sin Take off your skin And dance around your

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

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

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

Road To Peace Tom Waits

But Israel says they did not know that his wife and child were in the car There are roadblocks everywhere and only suffering on TV Neither side will ever give up their smallest right along the road to

King Kong Tom Waits

by his enormous size And when he saw the woman He took her without question Because after all He was the King And he loved the woman He loved the way she looked And she wouldn't stop screaming But he

Fish In The Jailhouse Tom Waits

They're serving fish in the jailhouse tonight, all right, oh boy They're serving fish in the jailhouse tonight, all right, oh boy They're serving fish in the jailhouse Fish in the jailhouse tonight [?

Please Wake Me Up Tom Waits

I put my chips on her shoulder running in the carnival time she bought the things that I told her they made her eyes sparkle and shine together we'll ring in the new year I know that she'll be my queen

Walking Spanish Tom Waits

He's got himself a homemade special You know his glass is full of sand And it feels just like a jaybird the way it fits into his hand He rolled a blade up in his trick towel They slap their hands against

Step Right Up Tom Waits

Step right up, step right up, step right up, Everyone's a winner, bargains galore That's right, you too can be the proud owner Of the quality goes in before the name goes on One-tenth of a dollar,

16 Shells From A Thirty-Ought-Six Tom Waits

I plugged 16 shells from a thirty-ought-six and a Black Crow snuck through a hole in the sky so I spent all my buttons on an old pack mule and I made me a ladder from a pawn shop marimba and I leaned it

On The Nickel Tom Waits

sticks and stones will break my bones, but i always will be true, and when your mama is dead and gone, i'll sing this lullabye just for you, and what becomes of all the little boys, who never comb their

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

Time Tom Waits

Well the smart money's on Harlow and the moon is in the street And the shadow boys are breaking all the laws And you’re east of East Saint Louis and the wind is making speeches And the rain sounds

I'll Shoot The Moon Tom Waits

I'll shoot the moon Right out of the sky For you baby I'll be the pennies On your eyes For you babyI want to take you Out to the fair Here's a red rose Ribbon for your hairI'll shoot the moon Right out

Eyeball Kid Tom Waits

. 1949 They got what They'd been wishing for All of the time He grew up in a trailer By the time he was 9 He rolled off to join The circus... telling fortunes On the side Hail Hail, the Eyeball

Ice Cream Man Tom Waits

I'll be clickin' by your house about two forty-five Sidewalk sundae strawberry surprise, I got a cherry popsicle right on time A big stick, mamma, that'll blow your mind 'Cause I'm the ice cream

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

Puttin' On The Dog Tom Waits

> You gotta stomp, whistle and scream You gotta wake right up in your dreams You gotta jump, wheel and drive Keep that feeling alive You gotta kick, holler and shout I'm gonna tell you what it's all

The One That Got Away Tom Waits

talking 'bout the one that got away Could have been on Easy Street, could have been a wheel, With irons in the fire and all them business deals But the last of the big-time losers shouted before he drove

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

Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis Tom Waits

Hey Charlie, I'm pregnant And living on 9th Street Right above a dirty bookstore off Euclid Avenue And I stopped takin’ dope And I quit drinkin’ whiskey And my old man plays the trombone And works

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

LowDown Tom Waits

> She's a crooked Sheriff in a real straight town She opened the door shake shake the lights go down Clover honey and the Jimson Weed Red leather skirt way up above her knees Oh yeah, my baby's lowdown

Warm Beer And Cold Women Tom Waits

One of those nights Warm beer and cold women, no I just don't fit in Every joint I stumbled into tonight that's just how it's been All these double knit strangers with gin and vermouth And recycled stories

Putnam County Tom Waits

on the ridge and And the taverns would be swollen until the naked eye of 2 A.M.

Books Of Moses Tom Waits

Books of Moses, bringing stone news Wet in the water, weeping in the sun Books of Moses, got some splinters didn't you Books of Moses, brought me right here back to you Flaming heart, ain't it sweet Lighting

I'll Take New York Tom Waits

I'll tip the newsboy I'll get a shine I'll ride this dream to the end of the line I'm goin places I'll take a ride Up to the Riverside I'll take NY I'll let it happen I'll pop the cork tear off the wrappin

Downtown Train Tom Waits

Outside another yellow moon punched a hole in the nighttime, yes I climb through the window and down the street shining like a new dime the downtown trains are full with all those Brooklyn girls they try

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.

On The Road Tom Waits

I left New York in 1949 To go across the country without a bad blame dime Montana in the cold cold fall Found my father in the gambling hall Father, Father where you been?

Burma Shave Tom Waits

known he kinda looked like farley granger with his hair slicked back she says i'm a sucker for a fella in a cowboy hat how far are you going he said depends on what you mean he says i'm going thataway just

Home I'll Never Be Tom Waits

I left New York in 1949 To go across the country without a bad blame dime Montana in the cold cold fall Found my father in the gambling hall Father, Father where you been?

Sea Of Love Tom Waits

Come with me my love to the sea The sea of love I want to tell you How much I love you I'm drowning in a sea of love Do you remember the night we met?

Opening Montage Tom Waits

[Tom Waits:] I wish I had a dollar for each time I took a chance [Crystal Gayle:] On all those two bit Romeos who counterfeit romance [Tom Waits:] Somehow always thinking of the last time I fell down

The Return Of Jackie And Judy Tom Waits

> I left New York in 1949 To go across the country without a bad blame dime Montana in the cold cold fall Found my father in the gambling hall Father, Father where you been?

Frank's Theme Tom Waits

Dream away the tears in your eyes Dream away your sorrows Dream away all your goodbyes Dream away tomorrow I promise when the sun comes up I promise I'll be true and just like before the band starts to

Make It Rain Tom Waits

You know the story, (People) Here it comes again.

Please Call Me, Baby Tom Waits

The evening fell just like a star Left a trail behind You spit as you slammed out the door If this is love we're crazy As we fight like cats and dogs But I just know there's got to be more So please call

A Sweet Little Bullet From A Pretty Blue Gun Tom Waits

little dreams, pretty blue wishes Standin' there, just gettin' all wet And now there's a place off the drag Called the Gilbert Hotel And now the couple letter Burned out in the sign And it's better than

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

Nirvana Tom Waits

And the bus stopped at a little cafe in the hills and the passengers entered. And he sat at the counter with the others, and he ordered, the food arrived. And the meal was particularly good.

I Never Talk To Strangers Tom Waits

stop me if you've heard this one i feel as though we've met before perhaps i'm mistaken but it's just that i remind you of someone you used to care about but that was long ago do you think i'd fall for

Diamonds And Gold Tom Waits

Broken glass, rusty nails where the wild violets grow Say goodbye to the railroad, the mad dogs of summer And everything that I know What some men will do here for diamonds What some men will do

Diamonds & Gold Tom Waits

Broken glass, rusty nails where the wild violets grow Say goodbye to the railroad, the mad dogs of summer And everything that I know What some men will do here for diamonds What some men will do here for

Barber Shop Tom Waits

mornin mr. furgeson what's the good word witcha been stayin outa trouble like a good boy should i see you're still cuttin hair well i'm still cuttin classes i just couldn't hep myself i got a couple of

Please Call Me Baby Tom Waits

Evenin' fell just like a star Left a trail behind You spitted You slammed out the door If this is love, we're crazy 'Cause we fight like cats and dogs I just know there's got to be more Please

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