The Pontiac Tom Waits

> Well let's see, we had the eh, we had the Fairlane. Then the u-joints went out on that and the bushings and then your mother wanted to trade it in on the Tornado, so we got the Tornado.

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

Pontiac Tilt

There but for the grace of god go I Grew up on the same block I wonder why Why you were the one to take a dive And I got to go on with my life The hand of fate is random I'm alive Ain't no reason or no

Tom Traubert's Blues 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 Mathilda, waltzing Mathilda, You'll go waltzing

Pontiac Little Big Town

she's waking up and she decides She'd rather try to brave it on her own This hollow house has never been a home [Chorus] Tired of living a life like that Giving a love she don't get back Lies as big as a Pontiac

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？

That's The Way Tom Waits

That's the way the stomach rumbles That's the way the bee bumbles That's the way the needle pricks That's the way the glue sticks That's the way the potato mashes That's the way the pan flashes That's

Big In Japan Tom Waits

I got the style but not the grace I got the clothes but not the face I got the bread but not the butter I got the winda but not the shutter But I'm big in Japan I'm big in Japan But heh I'm big in

In The Neighborhood Tom Waits

Well the eggs chase the bacon round the fryin' pan and the whinin' dog pidgeons by the steeple bell rope and the dogs tipped the garbage pails over last night and there's always construction work

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

Misery Is the River of the World Tom Waits

Misery's the River of the World Misery's the River of the World The higher that the monkey can climb The more he shows his tail Call no man happy 'til he dies There's no milk at the bottom of the

Down There By The Train Tom Waits

> There's a place I know where the train goes slow Where the sinner can be washed in the blood of the lamb There's a river by the trestle down by sinner's grove Down where the willow and the dogwood

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

Strange Weather Tom Waits

Will you take me across the Channel, London Bridge is falling down. Strange a woman tries to save What a man will try to drown. And he's the rain that they predicted, Its the forecast every time.

Sins Of My Father Tom Waits

axe Lies and rumors and the wind at my back Hand on the wheel gravel on the road Will the pawn shop sell me back what I sold I'm gonna take the sins of my father I'm gonna take the sins of my mother I"m

Top Of The Hill Tom Waits

Stop and get me on the ride up (Uh-huh-huh) On the top of the hill I'm only going to the top of the hill New corn yellow and slaughterhouse red The birds keep singin' baby after you're dead I'm gonna

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.

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.

The Piano Has Been Drinking (Not Me) Tom Waits

The piano has been drinking, my necktie is asleep And the combo went back to New York, the jukebox has to take a leak And the carpet needs a haircut, and the spotlight looks like a prison break And the

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

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

Bottom Of The World Tom Waits

lost at the bottom of the world I'm handcuffed to the Bishop and the barbershop liar I'm lost at the bottom of the world Satchel puddin' and Lord God Mose Sittin' by the fire with a busted nose That fresh

Metropolitan Glide Tom Waits

Dothe Metropolitan Glide The low bottom of the China moon The black swan and the way too soon Ace pocket and the dog bone gone The peacock and the mean black swan The rain shower and high heeled shoe Bombay

How's It Gonna End Tom Waits

on the glass They must of left in the middle of the nite And I want to know the same thing Everyone wants to know How's it going to end?

All the World Is Green Tom Waits

I fell into the ocean When you became my wife I risked it all aganist the sea To have a better life Marie you're the wild blue sky And men do foolish things You turn kings into beggars And beggars

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

The Heart Of Saturday Night Tom Waits

wipe out ev'ry trace All the other days In the week you know that this'll be the Saturday You're reachin' your peak Stoppin' on the red You're goin' on the green 'Cause tonight'll be like nothin' You've

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

Cold Cold Ground Tom Waits

Crest fallen sidekick in an old cafe never slept with a dream before he had to go away there's a bell in the tower Uncle Ray bought a round don't worry about the army in the cold cold ground now don't

On The Other Side Of The World Tom Waits

There's a blue eyed girl with a red bow tie and a string of pearls with one good eye in a rainy town the chimney smoke will curl no one likes clowns on the other side of the world and the children know

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

Back In The Crowd Tom Waits

If you don't want these arms to hold you If you don't want these lips to kiss you If you found someone new Put me back in the crowd Put the sun behind the clouds Put me back in the crowd There's a battle

I'll Be Gone Tom Waits

Tonight I'll shave the mountain I'll cut the hearts from pharoahs I pull the road off of the rise tear the memories from my eyes and in the morning I'll be gone I drink 1000 shipwrecks tonight I'll steal

9th & Hennepin Tom Waits

Well it's Ninth and Hennepin All the doughnuts have names that sound like prostitutes And the moon's teeth marks are on the sky Like a tarp thrown all over this And the broken umbrellas like dead

9th And Hennepin Tom Waits

Well it's Ninth and Hennepin All the doughnuts have names that sound like prostitutes And the moon's teeth marks are on the sky Like a tarp thrown all over this And the broken umbrellas like dead birds

All The Time Tom Waits

> You're the tree That you can't eat the fruit from I heard horse come to ride me away I want shade And a good place to shoot from If I's a clock I'd be the end of the day You know you're not the boss

Jayne's Blue Wish Tom Waits

> The sky holds all our wishes The dish ran away with the spoon Chimney smoke ties the roofs to the sky There's a hole overhead It's only the moon Will there ever be a tree Grown from the seeds I've

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

Putnam County Tom Waits

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

Cold Water Tom Waits

Well I woke up this morning With the cold water With the cold water With the cold water Woke up this morning With the cold water With the cold water With the cold Police at the station And they

Hang On St Christopher Tom Waits

Hang on st. christopher through the smoke and the oil Buckle down the rumble seat let the radiator boil got an overhead downshift and a two dollar grill got an 85 cabin on an 85 hill Hang on st

Mr. Siegal Tom Waits

i spent all my money in a mexican whorehouse, across the street from a catholic church, and then i wiped off my revolver, and i buttoned up my burgundy shirt, i shot the morning in the back, with my red

Fish In The Jailhouse Tom Waits

> Peoria Johnson told Dirty Ol' Joe I can break out of any old jail, you know The bars are iron, the walls are stone All I need me is an old fishbone Fish in the jailhouse tonight, all right, oh boy

This One's From The Heart Tom Waits

Oh baby, this one's from the heart The shadows in the road look like a railroad track. I wonder if he's (ever) really comin' back. The moon's a yellow stain across the sky.

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

Flash Pan Hunter Tom Waits

The flash pan hunter sways with the wind His rifle is the sound of the morning Each sulfurous bullet way have it's own wit Each cartridge comes with a warning Beware of elaborate telescopic meats They

Flash Pan Hunter (Intro) Tom Waits

The flash pan hunter sways with the wind His rifle is the sound of the morning Each sulfurous bullet way have it's own wit Each cartridge comes with a warning Beware of elaborate telescopic meats They

Puttin' On The Dog Tom Waits

dog tonight We're putting on the dog tonight We'll be p...putting on the dog tonight Putting on, putting on the dog tonight We'll be putting on the dog tonight We'll be putting on the dog tonight Putting

Red Shoes By The Drugstore Tom Waits

She wore red shoes by the news-stand As the rain splashed the nickel Spilled like chablis along the midway There's a little blue jay In a red dress, on a sad night One straw in a root-beer A compact with

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