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Well you say that it’s gospel, But I know that it’s only church.

Tom Waits

I don’t have a drinking problem ‘Cept when I can’t get a drink.
TOM WAITS

Drink Myself Problem
The devil knows the Bible like the back of his hand.
TOM WAITS

Bible Devil Hands Himself Religious
If you get far enough away you’ll be on your way back home.
TOM WAITS

Enough Far Home Yourself
The Universe is making music all the time.
TOM WAITS

Music Time Universe
I do some acting. And there’s a difference between “I do some acting” and “I’m an actor.”
TOM WAITS

Act Actor Difference Myself
On my gravestone, I want it to say, “I told you I was sick.”
TOM WAITS

Funny Grave Myself Sick
You got to tell me the brave captain Why are the wicked so strong? How do the angels get to sleep When the devil leaves the porch light on?
TOM WAITS

Brave Captain Devil Light Wicket Yourself
I’ve always believed that the way you affect your audience is more important than how many of them are there.
TOM WAITS

Affect Audience Believe Important Myself Way
New York forces you to be in endless surreal situations.
TOM WAITS

End Force Surreal Yourself
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.
TOM WAITS

Guard Life Myself Ocean Play
I’m just trying to make a buck like everyone else.
TOM WAITS

Money Myself
The world is a hellish place, and bad writing is destroying the quality of our suffering.
TOM WAITS

Bad Destroy Hell Ourselves Place Suffering World Writing
We are buried beneath the weight of information, which is being confused with knowledge; quantity is being confused with abundance and wealth with happiness. We are monkeys with money and guns.
TOM WAITS

Abundance Beneath Bury Confusion Gun Happiness Information Knowledge Money Weapon Weight
I always had a great appreciation for jazz, but I’m a very pedestrian musician. I get by. I like to think that my main instrument is vocabulary.
TOM WAITS

Appreciation Greatness Music Myself Vocabulary
A gentleman is someone who can play the accordion, but doesn’t.
TOM WAITS

Gentle Man Play
We are all just monkeys with money and guns.
TOM WAITS

Monkey Reality Weapon

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