Tom Waits – Fumblin' With the Blues - Lyrics
Tom Waits – Fumblin' With the Blues
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Friday left me fumblin' with the blues
And it's hard to win when you always lose
Because the nightspots spend your spirit
Beat your head against the wall
Two dead ends and you've still got to choose
You know the bartenders, they all know my name
And they catch me when I'm pulling up lame
And I'm a pool-shooting-shimmy-shyster shaking my head
When I should be living clean instead
You know, the ladies I've been seeing off and on
Well they spend your love and then they're gone
You can't be lovin' someone who is savage and cruel
Take your love and then they leave on out of town, no they do
Well now fallin' in love is such a breeze
But it's standin' up that's so hard for me
I wanna squeeze you but I'm scared to death I'd break your back
You know your perfume, well it won't let me be
You know the bartenders, all know my name
And they catch me when I'm pulling up lame
And I'm a pool-shooting-shimmy-shyster shaking my head
When I should be living clean instead
Come on baby, let your love light shine
Gotta bury me inside of your fire
Because your eyes are 'enough to blind me
You're like looking at the sun
You gotta whisper tell me I'm the one
Come on and whisper tell me I'm the one
Gotta whisper tell me I'm the one
Come on and whisper tell me I'm the one
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Friday left me fumblin' with the blues
And it's hard to win when you always lose
Because the nightspots spend your spirit
Beat your head against the wall
Two dead ends and you've still got to choose
You know the bartenders, they all know my name
And they catch me when I'm pulling up lame
And I'm a pool-shooting-shimmy-shyster shaking my head
When I should be living clean instead
You know, the ladies I've been seeing off and on
Well they spend your love and then they're gone
You can't be lovin' someone who is savage and cruel
Take your love and then they leave on out of town, no they do
Well now fallin' in love is such a breeze
But it's standin' up that's so hard for me
I wanna squeeze you but I'm scared to death I'd break your back
You know your perfume, well it won't let me be
You know the bartenders, all know my name
And they catch me when I'm pulling up lame
And I'm a pool-shooting-shimmy-shyster shaking my head
When I should be living clean instead
Come on baby, let your love light shine
Gotta bury me inside of your fire
Because your eyes are 'enough to blind me
You're like looking at the sun
You gotta whisper tell me I'm the one
Come on and whisper tell me I'm the one
Gotta whisper tell me I'm the one
Come on and whisper tell me I'm the one
Tom Waits – Red Shoes by the Drugstore - Lyrics
Tom Waits – Red Shoes by the Drugstore
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She wore red shoes by the newsstand
as the rain splashed the nickel
and spilled like chablis all along the midway
theres a little bluejay
in a red dress on a sad night
one straw in a root beer
a compact with a cracked mirror
a bottle of evening in paris perfume
what's this sad tune
he told her to wait in by the magazines
to take care of some business it seems
bring a raincoat
bring a suitcase
bring your dark eyes
and wear those red shoes
theres a dark huddle at the bus stop
umbrellas arranged in a sad bouquet
lil Caesar got caught
he was going down to second
he was cooled
changing stations on the chamber
to steal a diamond ring
from a jewelry store for his baby
he loved the way she looked
in those red shoes
she waited by the drugstore
Caesar had never been this late before
the dogs bayed the moon
and rattled their chain
and the cold jingle of taps in a puddle
was the burglar alarm
snitchin on Caesar
the rain washes memories from the sidewalks
and the hounds splash the nickel full of soldiers
and Santa Claus is drunk
in the ski room
and it's Christmas Eve
in a sad café
when the moon gets it's way
there's a little blue jay by the news-stand
red shoes
red shoes
so meet me tonight by the drugstore
meet me tonight by the drugstore
meet me tonight by the drugstore
goin out tonight
goin out tonight
goin out tonight
wear your red shoes
red shoes
red shoes
red shoes
red shoes
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She wore red shoes by the newsstand
as the rain splashed the nickel
and spilled like chablis all along the midway
theres a little bluejay
in a red dress on a sad night
one straw in a root beer
a compact with a cracked mirror
a bottle of evening in paris perfume
what's this sad tune
he told her to wait in by the magazines
to take care of some business it seems
bring a raincoat
bring a suitcase
bring your dark eyes
and wear those red shoes
theres a dark huddle at the bus stop
umbrellas arranged in a sad bouquet
lil Caesar got caught
he was going down to second
he was cooled
changing stations on the chamber
to steal a diamond ring
from a jewelry store for his baby
he loved the way she looked
in those red shoes
she waited by the drugstore
Caesar had never been this late before
the dogs bayed the moon
and rattled their chain
and the cold jingle of taps in a puddle
was the burglar alarm
snitchin on Caesar
the rain washes memories from the sidewalks
and the hounds splash the nickel full of soldiers
and Santa Claus is drunk
in the ski room
and it's Christmas Eve
in a sad café
when the moon gets it's way
there's a little blue jay by the news-stand
red shoes
red shoes
so meet me tonight by the drugstore
meet me tonight by the drugstore
meet me tonight by the drugstore
goin out tonight
goin out tonight
goin out tonight
wear your red shoes
red shoes
red shoes
red shoes
red shoes
Katie Melua - Piece By Piece Lyrics
Katie Melua - Piece By Piece
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First of all must go
Your scent upon my pillow
And then I'll say goodbye
To your whispers in my dreams
& then our lips will part
In my mind and in my heart
'Cos your kiss
Went deeper than my skin
Piece by piece
Is how I'll let go of you
Kiss by kiss
Will leave my mind one at a time
One at a time
First of all must fly
My dreams of you and I
There's no point in holding on to those
And then our ties will break
For your and my own sake
Just remember
This is what you chose
Piece by piece
Is how I'll let go of you
Kiss by kiss
Will leave my mind one at a time
One at a time
I'll shed like skin
Our memories of lazy days
And fade away the shadow of your face
Piece by piece
Is how I'll let go of you
Kiss by kiss
Will leave my mind one at a time
One at a time
One at a time
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First of all must go
Your scent upon my pillow
And then I'll say goodbye
To your whispers in my dreams
& then our lips will part
In my mind and in my heart
'Cos your kiss
Went deeper than my skin
Piece by piece
Is how I'll let go of you
Kiss by kiss
Will leave my mind one at a time
One at a time
First of all must fly
My dreams of you and I
There's no point in holding on to those
And then our ties will break
For your and my own sake
Just remember
This is what you chose
Piece by piece
Is how I'll let go of you
Kiss by kiss
Will leave my mind one at a time
One at a time
I'll shed like skin
Our memories of lazy days
And fade away the shadow of your face
Piece by piece
Is how I'll let go of you
Kiss by kiss
Will leave my mind one at a time
One at a time
One at a time
Elysian Fields - Alms for Your Love Lyrics
Elysian Fields - Alms for Your Love
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Sitting in your dark room
I don't take much space
I tilt my head toward the moonlight
That you might look at my face
Just like the crow
Waiting for your crumbs
One would go so far
Yet not far enough
Alms for your love
Alms for your love
Some would go so far
Yet not far enough
Tie back the wind
Tie back the sea
I'm going on a journey
To meet my destiny
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Sitting in your dark room
I don't take much space
I tilt my head toward the moonlight
That you might look at my face
Just like the crow
Waiting for your crumbs
One would go so far
Yet not far enough
Alms for your love
Alms for your love
Some would go so far
Yet not far enough
Tie back the wind
Tie back the sea
I'm going on a journey
To meet my destiny
Tom Waits - Train Song Lyrics
Tom Waits - Train Song Lyrics
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Drunk up all of my money, that I borrowed every time
And I fell down at the Derby, the night's as black as a crow
It was a train that took me away from here, but a train can't bring me home
What made my dreams so hollow, was standin' at the depot
With a steeple full of swallows, that could never ring a bell
And I've come ten thousand miles away, with not one thing to show
It was a train that took me away from here, but a train can't bring me home
Well, I remember when I left, without botherin' to pack
Don't you know I up and left, with just the clothes I had on my back
Now I'm so sorry for what I've done, and I'm out here on my own
It was a train that took me away from here, but a train can't bring me home
It was a train that took me away from here, but a train can't bring me home
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-Well, I broke down in East St. Louis, on the Kansas City line
Drunk up all of my money, that I borrowed every time
And I fell down at the Derby, the night's as black as a crow
It was a train that took me away from here, but a train can't bring me home
What made my dreams so hollow, was standin' at the depot
With a steeple full of swallows, that could never ring a bell
And I've come ten thousand miles away, with not one thing to show
It was a train that took me away from here, but a train can't bring me home
Well, I remember when I left, without botherin' to pack
Don't you know I up and left, with just the clothes I had on my back
Now I'm so sorry for what I've done, and I'm out here on my own
It was a train that took me away from here, but a train can't bring me home
It was a train that took me away from here, but a train can't bring me home
Tom Waits - Clap Hands Lyrics
Tom Waits - Clap Hands Lyrics
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Sane, sane, they're all insane,
Fireman's blind, the conductor is lame
A Cincinnati jacket and a sad-luck dame
Hanging out the window with a bottle full of rain
Clap hands, clap hands, clap hands, clap hands
Said roar, roar, the thunder and the roar
Son of a bi//tch is never coming back here no more
The moon in the window and a bird on the pole
We can always find a millionaire to shovel all the coal
Clap hands, clap hands, clap hands, clap hands
Said steam, steam, a hundred bad dreams
Going up to Harlem with a pistol in his jeans
A fifty-dollar bill inside a palladin's hat
And nobody's sure where Mr. Knickerbocker's at
Roar, roar, the thunder and the roar
Son of a bitch is never coming back here no more
Moon in the window and a bird on the pole
Can always find a millionaire to shovel all the coal
Clap hands, clap hands, clap hands, clap hands
I said steam, steam, a hundred bad dreams
Going up to Harlem with a pistol in his jeans
A fifty-dollar bill inside a palladin's hat
And nobody's sure where Mr. Knickerbocker's at
Shine, shine, a Roosevelt dime
All the way to Baltimore and running out of time
Salvation Army seemed to wind up in the hole
They all went to heaven in a little row boat
Clap hands, clap hands, clap hands, clap hands
Clap hands, clap hands, clap hands, clap hands
Clap hands, clap hands, clap hands, clap hands
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Sane, sane, they're all insane,
Fireman's blind, the conductor is lame
A Cincinnati jacket and a sad-luck dame
Hanging out the window with a bottle full of rain
Clap hands, clap hands, clap hands, clap hands
Said roar, roar, the thunder and the roar
Son of a bi//tch is never coming back here no more
The moon in the window and a bird on the pole
We can always find a millionaire to shovel all the coal
Clap hands, clap hands, clap hands, clap hands
Said steam, steam, a hundred bad dreams
Going up to Harlem with a pistol in his jeans
A fifty-dollar bill inside a palladin's hat
And nobody's sure where Mr. Knickerbocker's at
Roar, roar, the thunder and the roar
Son of a bitch is never coming back here no more
Moon in the window and a bird on the pole
Can always find a millionaire to shovel all the coal
Clap hands, clap hands, clap hands, clap hands
I said steam, steam, a hundred bad dreams
Going up to Harlem with a pistol in his jeans
A fifty-dollar bill inside a palladin's hat
And nobody's sure where Mr. Knickerbocker's at
Shine, shine, a Roosevelt dime
All the way to Baltimore and running out of time
Salvation Army seemed to wind up in the hole
They all went to heaven in a little row boat
Clap hands, clap hands, clap hands, clap hands
Clap hands, clap hands, clap hands, clap hands
Clap hands, clap hands, clap hands, clap hands
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Tom Waits - Goin' Down Slow Lyrics
Tom Waits - Goin' Down Slow
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Well It's a quarter a two
and looking at you
and going down, going down slow
Well It's a quarter a two
and looking at you
and going down, going down slow
TV went off about one, we have only begun
I know that the Wednesday may come
but I have no intention of going home
Well It's a quarter a three
digging on me
and going down, going down slow
Could stay here all night,
they claim your outta sight
please get up and turn out the light
There ain't nothing better than the middle of the night
And It's a quarter a four
begging for more
and going down, going down slow
going down, going down slow
going down, going down slow
going down, going down slow
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Well It's a quarter a two
and looking at you
and going down, going down slow
Well It's a quarter a two
and looking at you
and going down, going down slow
TV went off about one, we have only begun
I know that the Wednesday may come
but I have no intention of going home
Well It's a quarter a three
digging on me
and going down, going down slow
Could stay here all night,
they claim your outta sight
please get up and turn out the light
There ain't nothing better than the middle of the night
And It's a quarter a four
begging for more
and going down, going down slow
going down, going down slow
going down, going down slow
going down, going down slow
Tom Waits - Long Way Home Lyrics
Tom Waits - Long Way Home
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Well I stumbled in the darkness
I’m lost and alone
Though I said I’d go before us
Show the way back home
Is there a light up ahead?
I can’t hold on very long
Forgive me pretty baby but I always take the long way home
Money is just something you throw
Off the back of a train
Got a head full of lightning
A hat full of rain
And I know that I said
I’d never do it again
I love you pretty baby but I always take the long way home
I put food on the table
And a roof overhead
But I’d trade it all tomorrow
For the highway instead
Watch your back
And pass your time
Love’s the only thing I’ve ever known
One thing for sure pretty baby I always take the long way home
You know I love you baby
More than the whole wide world
You are my woman
You know you are my pearl
Let’s go out past the party lights
Where we can finally be alone
Come with me together we can take the long way home
Come with me together we can take the long way home
Come with me together we can take the long way home
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Well I stumbled in the darkness
I’m lost and alone
Though I said I’d go before us
Show the way back home
Is there a light up ahead?
I can’t hold on very long
Forgive me pretty baby but I always take the long way home
Money is just something you throw
Off the back of a train
Got a head full of lightning
A hat full of rain
And I know that I said
I’d never do it again
I love you pretty baby but I always take the long way home
I put food on the table
And a roof overhead
But I’d trade it all tomorrow
For the highway instead
Watch your back
And pass your time
Love’s the only thing I’ve ever known
One thing for sure pretty baby I always take the long way home
You know I love you baby
More than the whole wide world
You are my woman
You know you are my pearl
Let’s go out past the party lights
Where we can finally be alone
Come with me together we can take the long way home
Come with me together we can take the long way home
Come with me together we can take the long way home