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I don’t go to church on Sunday, don’t get on my knees to pray, or memorize the books of the Bible, I got my own special way

Tom Waits

It’s rather mystifying when you think about writing songs – where they come from, and how they’re born.
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Born Mysterious Thinking Writing Yourself
I like my music with the rinds and the seeds and pulp left in.
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Music Myself Song Wind
Don’t plant your days they turn into weeds.
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Day Plant Yourself
I don’t go to church on Sunday, don’t get on my knees to pray, or memorize the books of the Bible, I got my own special way
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Myself Prayer Religious
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.
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Best Better Care Children Growth Oneself
I have an audio stigmatism whereby I hear things wrong – I have audio illusions.
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Audio Illusion Myself Sick Wrong
I’m just trying to make a buck like everyone else.
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Money Myself
The earth is not my home, I’m just passing by.
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Earth Home Myself Philosophy Travel Wisdom
Come down off the cross, we could use the wood.
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Cross Wood
I do some acting. And there’s a difference between “I do some acting” and “I’m an actor.”
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Act Actor Difference Myself
Don’t look back, because someone might be gaining on you.
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Back Sight Yourself
I did my time in the jail of your arms.
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Arms Time Yourself
All that you’ve loved is all you own.
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Love One Liner Yourself
Not the kind of wheel you fall asleep at.
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Fall Kind Yourself
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
The devil knows the Bible like the back of his hand.
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Bible Devil Hands Himself Religious

I don’t go to church on Sunday, don’t get on my knees to pray, or memorize the books of the Bible, I got my own special way

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