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I think all songs should have weather in them. Names of towns and streets, and they should have a couple of sailors. I think those are just song prerequisites.

Tom Waits

Arithmetic arithmetock Turn the hands back on the clock How does the ocean rock the boat? How did the razor find my throat? The only strings that hold me here Are tangled up around the pier.
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Arithmetic Boat Finding Hands Hold Myself Ocean
I hate Disneyland. It primes our kids for Las Vegas.
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Hate Myself Prime
We have a deficit of wonder right now.
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Imagination Right Wonder
If you get far enough away you’ll be on your way back home.
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Enough Far Home Yourself
Writing songs is like capturing birds without killing them. Sometimes you end up with nothing but a mouthful of feathers.
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Capture End Feature Song Writing
A mental midget with the IQ of a fence post.
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Dumb Intelligence Mental
The Universe is making music all the time.
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Music Time Universe
But it’s so hard to dance that way when it’s cold and there’s no music.
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Cold Dance Hard Music Way
The average person spends two weeks over their lifetime waiting for the traffic light to change.
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Average Change Life Person Time Traffic
I’m just trying to make a buck like everyone else.
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Money Myself
I’ve seen it all through the yellow windows of the evening train.
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Evening Myself Train
A gentleman is someone who can play the accordion, but doesn’t.
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Gentle Man Play
Living with kids is like living with a bunch of drunks. You know you really have to be on your toes all the time. Things are falling over and breaking and spilling. If you live on the second story, you really have to keep the windows shut all the time.
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Break Children Fall Live Time Window Yourself
The folks who know the truth aren’t talking. The ones who don’t have a clue, you can’t shut them up!
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Talk Truth Yourself
I have an audio stigmatism whereby I hear things wrong – I have audio illusions.
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Audio Illusion Myself Sick Wrong
Champagne for my real friends and real pain for my sham friends.
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Friendship Pain Reality

I think all songs should have weather in them. Names of towns and streets, and they should have a couple of sailors. I think those are just song prerequisites.

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I think all songs should have weather in them. Names of towns and streets, and they should have a couple of sailors. I think those are just song prerequisites.

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