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They say that I have no hits and that I’m difficult to work with. And they say that like it’s a bad thing.

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.
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Allow Fact Myself People Rumor Yourself
The earth is not my home, I’m just passing by.
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Earth Home Myself Philosophy Travel Wisdom
I’ve seen it all through the yellow windows of the evening train.
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Evening Myself Train
Don’t look back, because someone might be gaining on you.
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Back Sight 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.
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People Scare Success Yourself
You’ve gotta have somebody to trust, that knows a lot.
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Known Trust Yourself
I started out with nothing and I still got most of it left.
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Inspirational Myself Poor Reach Start
I do some acting. And there’s a difference between “I do some acting” and “I’m an actor.”
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Act Actor Difference Myself
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 sold a quart of blood and bought a half a pint of scotch.
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Alcohol Blood Myself
Break windows, smoke cigars, and stay up late. Tell ’em to do that, they’ll find a little pot of gold.
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Break Finding Stay Window
I did my time in the jail of your arms.
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Arms Time Yourself
Don’t plant your days they turn into weeds.
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Day Plant Yourself
The dog won’t bite if you beat Him with a bone.
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Beat Bite Bone Dog Yourself
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.
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Angel Blind Finding Hard Myself Selfish
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.
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Career Family Night Trick Yourself

They say that I have no hits and that I’m difficult to work with. And they say that like it’s a bad thing.

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They say that I have no hits and that I’m difficult to work with. And they say that like it’s a bad thing.

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