Tom Waits - Lullaby Lyrics
Well Frank settled down in the Valleyand he hung his wild yearson a nail that he drove throughhis wife's foreheadhe sold used office furnitureout there on San Fernando Roadand assumed a $30,000 loanat 15 14% and put a downpaymenton a little two bedroom placehis wife was a spent peice of used jet trashmade good bloody maryskept her mouth shut most of the timehad a little Chihuahua named Carlosthat had somekind of skin diseaseand was totally blindthey had a thoroughly modern kitchenself-cleaning oven (the whole bit)Frank drove a little sedanthey were so happyOne night Frank was on his way homefrom work, stopped at the liqour storepicked up a couple of Mickey's Big Mouthsdrank 'em in the car on his wayto the Shell station, he got a gallon ofgas in a can, drove home, dousedeverything in the house, torched itparked across the street laughingwatching it burn, all Halloweenorange and chimney red thenFrank put on a top forty stationgot on the Hollywood Freewayheaded northNever could stand that dog
