And the earth died screaming, while I lay dreaming.
TOM WAITSI like beautiful melodies telling me terrible things.
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You’re my North Star when I’m lost and feeling blue.
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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
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If there’s one thing you can say about mankind, there’s nothing kind about man.
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Did the devil make the world while God was sleeping?
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When I was younger, I wanted to be older. Now I am older, I am not quite so sure.
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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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I’m not fighting for justice. I am not fighting for freedom. I am fighting for my life and another day in the world here.
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My wife called me a mule. She once said, “I didn’t marry a man; I married a mule!” I kept thinking about it. It was in the back of my head. I think it makes a good title for an album.
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I sold a quart of blood and bought a half a pint of scotch.
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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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The earth is not my home, I’m just passing by.
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I’m just trying to make a buck like everyone else.
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The ocean doesn’t want me today, But I’ll come back tomorrow to play. The riptide is waging And the life guard’s away But the ocean doesn’t want me today.
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But it’s so hard to dance that way when it’s cold and there’s no music.
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I do some acting. And there’s a difference between “I do some acting” and “I’m an actor.”
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