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You can drive out nature with a pitch fork But it always comes roaring back again.

Tom Waits

Slept all night in the cedar grove, I was born to ramble, born to rove, some men are searchin’ for the holy grail, but there ain’t nothin’ sweeter than ridin’ the rails.
TOM WAITS

Born Myself Night Search Sleep Sweet
I’m just trying to make a buck like everyone else.
TOM WAITS

Money Myself
I was always laughing in church.
TOM WAITS

Laughter Myself Religious
I like beautiful melodies telling me terrible things.
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Beautiful Melody Myself Terrible
I did my time in the jail of your arms.
TOM WAITS

Arms Time Yourself
On my gravestone, I want it to say, “I told you I was sick.”
TOM WAITS

Funny Grave Myself Sick
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
I dunno when I started writing really. I was, like, filling out applications and stuff real early. Last name first, first name last, sex. ‘occasionally’ , stuff like that. Then I was writing letters, filling out forms, writing on bathroom walls.
TOM WAITS

Application Fill Myself Sex Start Writing
If you get far enough away you’ll be on your way back home.
TOM WAITS

Enough Far Home Yourself
There’s always free cheddar in the mousetrap, baby.
TOM WAITS

Advice Deep Food Freedom Trap
Children make up the best songs, anyway. Better than grown-ups. Kids are always working on songs and throwing them away, like little origami things or paper airplanes. They don’t care if they lose it; they’ll just make another one.
TOM WAITS

Best Better Care Children Growth Oneself
When I was younger, I wanted to be older. Now I am older, I am not quite so sure.
TOM WAITS

Age Myself Old Quite Young
If there’s one thing you can say about mankind, there’s nothing kind about man.
TOM WAITS

Cruelty Kind Man Oneself
I started out with nothing and I still got most of it left.
TOM WAITS

Inspirational Myself Poor Reach Start
The devil knows the Bible like the back of his hand.
TOM WAITS

Bible Devil Hands Himself Religious
I hate Disneyland. It primes our kids for Las Vegas.
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Hate Myself Prime

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