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I’ve lost my equilibrium, my car keys, and my pride.

Tom Waits

I’ve been riding on the crest of a slump lately.
TOM WAITS

Late Myself Ride
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.
TOM WAITS

Break Children Fall Live Time Window Yourself
The fact is most of the things that people know about me are made up. My own life is backstage. So what you “know” about me is only what I allowed you to know about me.
TOM WAITS

Allow Fact Myself People Rumor Yourself
A mental midget with the IQ of a fence post.
TOM WAITS

Dumb Intelligence Mental
Songs are really just very interesting things to be doing with the air.
TOM WAITS

Air Interest Song
New York forces you to be in endless surreal situations.
TOM WAITS

End Force Surreal Yourself
It’s rather mystifying when you think about writing songs – where they come from, and how they’re born.
TOM WAITS

Born Mysterious Thinking Writing Yourself
The earth is not my home, I’m just passing by.
TOM WAITS

Earth Home Myself Philosophy Travel Wisdom
The trick is to have a career and have a family. It’s like having two dogs that hate each other and you have to take them for a walk every night.
TOM WAITS

Career Family Night Trick Yourself
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.
TOM WAITS

Couple Myself Song Thinking Weather
I sold a quart of blood and bought a half a pint of scotch.
TOM WAITS

Alcohol Blood Myself
There’s no prayer like desire.
TOM WAITS

Desire One Liner Prayer
Break windows, smoke cigars, and stay up late. Tell ’em to do that, they’ll find a little pot of gold.
TOM WAITS

Break Finding Stay Window
I’m just trying to make a buck like everyone else.
TOM WAITS

Money Myself
You’ve gotta have somebody to trust, that knows a lot.
TOM WAITS

Known Trust Yourself
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.
TOM WAITS

People Scare Success Yourself

I’ve lost my equilibrium, my car keys, and my pride.

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