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Sing me a rainbow. Steal me a dream.

Tom Waits

There’s nothing that makes me laugh more than being in the situation where you’re not supposed to laugh. Funerals. People crying. Breaking down. Telling you their life. I’m the worst. I’m the worst at that.
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Break Cry Hard Time Laughter Life People Situation Worst Yourself
I did my time in the jail of your arms.
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Arms Time Yourself
All the donuts have names that sound like prostitutes
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Donut Name Prostitute Sound
They say that I have no hits and that I’m difficult to work with. And they say that like it’s a bad thing.
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Bad Difficult Myself Work
There’s always free cheddar in the mousetrap, baby.
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Advice Deep Food Freedom Trap
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.
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Born Myself Night Search Sleep Sweet
You can learn a lot about a woman by getting smashed with her.
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Herself Learning Woman
There’s no prayer like desire.
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Desire One Liner Prayer
Well you say that it’s gospel, But I know that it’s only church.
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Gospel Myself Religious Yourself
If I exorcise my devils, all my angels may go, too.
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Angel Devil Myself
I’ve been riding on the crest of a slump lately.
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Late Myself Ride
Oh, I’m not a percussionist, I just like to hit things.
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Funny Instrument Musician Myself
People get frightened that success is going to take them out of life. They’re no longer going to be on the corner of Bedlam and Squalor; life will only be something you can get through the mail.
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People Scare Success Yourself
She’s got the whole dark forest living inside of her.
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Forest Herself Live
When I was younger, I wanted to be older. Now I am older, I am not quite so sure.
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Age Myself Old Quite Young
Champagne for my real friends and real pain for my sham friends.
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Friendship Pain Reality

Sing me a rainbow. Steal me a dream.

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