Tom Waits - Better Off Without A Wife |
Tom Waits all my friends are married you must be strong every Tom and Dick and Harry here's to the bachelors to go it alone and the bowery bums and those who feel that they're the ones who are better off without a wife midnight howlin' at the moon goin' out when I wanto, comin' home when I please I like to sleep until the crack of noon I don't have to ask permission if I want to go out fishing and I never have to ask for the keys never been no Valentino left me for a trumpet player had a girl who lived in Reno didn't get me down he was wanted for assault well the coppers rode him right though he said it weren't his fault out of town selfish about my privacy as long as I can be with me and listen to all your dirty jokes we get along so well I can't believe I love to chew the fat with folks I do receive I'm so thankful for these friends |
