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For a songwriter, you don’t really go to songwriting school; you learn by listening to tunes. And you try to understand them and take them apart and see what they’re made of, and wonder if you can make one, too.

Tom Waits

I have an audio stigmatism whereby I hear things wrong – I have audio illusions.
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Audio Illusion Myself Sick Wrong
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.
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Arithmetic Boat Finding Hands Hold Myself Ocean
I’ve seen it all through the yellow windows of the evening train.
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Evening Myself Train
I started out with nothing and I still got most of it left.
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Inspirational Myself Poor Reach Start
A mental midget with the IQ of a fence post.
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Dumb Intelligence Mental
Well I got a bad liver and broken heart, yeah, I drunk me a river since you tore me apart.
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Bad Body Drink Heart Myself
I never told the truth so i can never tell a lie.
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Lying Myself Talk Truth
But it’s so hard to dance that way when it’s cold and there’s no music.
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Cold Dance Hard Music Way
I’m just trying to make a buck like everyone else.
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Money Myself
Well, it’s either kiss me or kill me, that’s how I see it.
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Kill Kiss Myself See
The earth is not my home, I’m just passing by.
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Earth Home Myself Philosophy Travel Wisdom
If there’s one thing you can say about mankind, there’s nothing kind about man.
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Cruelty Kind Man Oneself
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.
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Inspirational Money Musician Need Play Stage Wallet Yourself
You can drive out nature with a pitch fork But it always comes roaring back again.
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Drive Nature Roar Yourself
I don’t have a drinking problem ‘Cept when I can’t get a drink.
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Drink Myself Problem
For a songwriter, you don’t really go to songwriting school; you learn by listening to tunes. And you try to understand them and take them apart and see what they’re made of, and wonder if you can make one, too.
TOM WAITS

Learning Listening Oneself Song Wonder Writing

For a songwriter, you don’t really go to songwriting school; you learn by listening to tunes. And you try to understand them and take them apart and see what they’re made of, and wonder if you can make one, too.

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For a songwriter, you don’t really go to songwriting school; you learn by listening to tunes. And you try to understand them and take them apart and see what they’re made of, and wonder if you can make one, too.

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