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It’s rather mystifying when you think about writing songs – where they come from, and how they’re born.

Tom Waits

We are buried beneath the weight of information, which is being confused with knowledge; quantity is being confused with abundance and wealth with happiness.
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Abundance Bury Happiness Information Quantity Wealth Weight
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
I can’t listen to so much music at the same time. I think you really have to have a diet. You’re just processing too much, there’s no place to put it. If you go a long time without hearing music, then you hear music that nobody else hears.
TOM WAITS

Listening Music Mysekf Place Procession Time
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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Guard Life Myself Ocean Play
I started out with nothing and I still got most of it left.
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Inspirational Myself Poor Reach Start
I think all songs should have weather in them. Names of towns and streets, and they should have a couple of sailors. I think those are just song prerequisites.
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Couple Myself Song Thinking Weather
I’m just trying to make a buck like everyone else.
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Money 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’ve been riding on the crest of a slump lately.
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Late Myself Ride
We are buried beneath the weight of information, which is being confused with knowledge; quantity is being confused with abundance and wealth with happiness. We are monkeys with money and guns.
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Abundance Beneath Bury Confusion Gun Happiness Information Knowledge Money Weapon Weight
Well you say that it’s gospel, But I know that it’s only church.
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Gospel Myself Religious Yourself
If you get far enough away you’ll be on your way back home.
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Enough Far Home Yourself
If people are a little nervous about approaching you at the market, it’s good. I’m not Chuckles The Clown. Or Bozo. I don’t cut the ribbon at the opening of markets. I don’t stand next to the mayor. Hit your baseball into my yard, and you’ll never see it again.
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Market Myself Nervous Open People See Yourself
I’ll tell you all my secrets but I lie about my past.
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Lying Myself Past Secret
I don’t have a drinking problem ‘Cept when I can’t get a drink.
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Drink Myself Problem
Got a head full of lightning, a hat full of rain.
TOM WAITS

Head Rain

It’s rather mystifying when you think about writing songs – where they come from, and how they’re born.

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