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I like turning on two radios at once. I like hearing things wrong. I get a lot of ideas by mishearing things.

Tom Waits

Well, it’s either kiss me or kill me, that’s how I see it.
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Kill Kiss Myself See
I’m just trying to make a buck like everyone else.
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Money Myself
The Universe is making music all the time.
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Music Time Universe
I was always laughing in church.
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Laughter Myself Religious
Well I got a bad liver and broken heart, yeah, I drunk me a river since you tore me apart.
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Bad Body Drink Heart Myself
The ocean doesn’t want me today, But I’ll come back tomorrow to play. The riptide is waging And the life guard’s away But the ocean doesn’t want me today.
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Guard Life Myself Ocean Play
I always thought songs are movies for the ears and films are like songs for the eyes.
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Eyes Movie Song Thinking
New York forces you to be in endless surreal situations.
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End Force Surreal Yourself
And the earth died screaming, while I lay dreaming.
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Death Earth Myself Scream
All the donuts have names that sound like prostitutes
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Donut Name Prostitute Sound
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
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 way you do anything is the way you do everything.
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Action Style Way Yourself
There’s always free cheddar in the mousetrap, baby.
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Advice Deep Food Freedom Trap
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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Couple Myself Song Thinking Weather
I’ll tell you all my secrets but I lie about my past.
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Lying Myself Past Secret

I like turning on two radios at once. I like hearing things wrong. I get a lot of ideas by mishearing things.

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