black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

If I exorcise my devils, all my angels may go, too.

Tom Waits

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
You have to keep busy. After all, no dog’s ever pissed on a moving car.
TOM WAITS

Busy Car Dog Move Yourself
I put food on the table and roof overhead. But I’d trade it all tomorrow for the highway instead.
TOM WAITS

Food High Myself Table Trade
New York forces you to be in endless surreal situations.
TOM WAITS

End Force Surreal Yourself
Sing me a rainbow. Steal me a dream.
TOM WAITS

Dreams Instagram Captions One Liner Rainbow Sing Steal
I never told the truth so i can never tell a lie.
TOM WAITS

Lying Myself Talk Truth
All the donuts have names that sound like prostitutes
TOM WAITS

Donut Name Prostitute Sound
I’ve been riding on the crest of a slump lately.
TOM WAITS

Late Myself Ride
Arithmetic arithmetock Turn the hands back on the clock How does the ocean rock the boat? How did the razor find my throat? The only strings that hold me here Are tangled up around the pier.
TOM WAITS

Arithmetic Boat Finding Hands Hold Myself Ocean
I like Thelonious Monk, he’s so gnarled, he’s like a piece of machinery that’s pulled up the bolts on the floor and gone off on its own.
TOM WAITS

Floor Machine Myself Pieces
I like my music with the rinds and the seeds and pulp left in.
TOM WAITS

Music Myself Song Wind
Come down off the cross, we could use the wood.
TOM WAITS

Cross Wood
The earth is not my home, I’m just passing by.
TOM WAITS

Earth Home Myself Philosophy Travel Wisdom
We are buried beneath the weight of information, which is being confused with knowledge; quantity is being confused with abundance and wealth with happiness.
TOM WAITS

Abundance Bury Happiness Information Quantity Wealth Weight
Songs are really just very interesting things to be doing with the air.
TOM WAITS

Air Interest Song
The dog won’t bite if you beat Him with a bone.
TOM WAITS

Beat Bite Bone Dog Yourself

If I exorcise my devils, all my angels may go, too.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

If I exorcise my devils, all my angels may go, too.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Tom Waits Quotes