• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

1. black
2. grey
3. blue
4. red
5. brown
6. white

I guess I’ve always lived upside down when I want things I can’t have.

Tom Waits

Related Topics

LiveMyself

Popular Authors

Marilyn Monroe Paulo Coelho Abraham Lincoln C. S. Lewis Khalil Gibran Charlie Chaplin Gautama Buddha Isaac Newton

Prevoius| Next

More Tom Waits Quotes

• 

  When your down on your luck and you’ve lost all your dreams theres nothing like a campfire and a can of beans.

  TOM WAITS
  DownDreamsLuckYourself
• 

  I don’t have a drinking problem ‘Cept when I can’t get a drink.

  TOM WAITS
  DrinkMyselfProblem
• 

  Well I got a bad liver and broken heart, yeah, I drunk me a river since you tore me apart.

  TOM WAITS
  BadBodyDrinkHeartMyself
• 

  I hate Disneyland. It primes our kids for Las Vegas.

  TOM WAITS
  HateMyselfPrime
• 

  Most of the people I admire, they usually smell funny and don’t get out much. It’s true. Most of them are either dead or not feeling well.

  TOM WAITS
  AdmireDeathFeelingPeople
• 

  There’s a beauty of show business. It’s the only business you can have a career in when you’re dead.

  TOM WAITS
  BeautifulBusinessCareerDeathShowYourself
• 

  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
  BornMyselfNightSearchSleepSweet
• 

  Oh, I’m not a percussionist, I just like to hit things.

  TOM WAITS
  FunnyInstrumentMusicianMyself
• 

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

  TOM WAITS
  BalanceCarMyselfPride
• 

  There’s no prayer like desire.

  TOM WAITS
  DesireOne LinerPrayer
• 

  Never have your wallet with you onstage. It’s bad luck. You shouldn’t play the piano with money in your pocket. Play like you need the money.

  TOM WAITS
  InspirationalMoneyMusicianNeedPlayStageWalletYourself
• 

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

  TOM WAITS
  AngelDevilMyself
• 

  The earth is not my home, I’m just passing by.

  TOM WAITS
  EarthHomeMyselfPhilosophyTravelWisdom
• 

  When I was younger, I wanted to be older. Now I am older, I am not quite so sure.

  TOM WAITS
  AgeMyselfOldQuiteYoung
• 

  All that you’ve loved is all you own.

  TOM WAITS
  LoveOne LinerYourself
• 

  I admit that I ain’t no angel, I admit that I ain’t no saint – I’m selfish and I’m cruel and I’m blind. If I exorcise my devils, well my angels may leave too. When they leave they’re so hard to find.

  TOM WAITS
  AngelBlindFindingHardMyselfSelfish