Tom Waits - Time (Live) Lyrics
Well, the smart money's on HarlowAnd the moon is in the streetThe shadow boys are breaking all the lawsAnd you're east of East St. LouisAnd the wind is making speechesAnd the rain sounds like a round of applauseNapoleon is weeping in the Carnival saloonHis invisible fianc is in the mirrorThe band is going homeIt's raining hammers, it's raining nailsYes, it's true, there's nothing left for him down here[Chorus:]And it's Time Time TimeAnd it's Time Time TimeAnd it's Time Time TimeThat you loveAnd it's Time Time TimeAnd they all pretend they're OrphansAnd their memory's like a trainYou can see it getting smaller as it pulls awayAnd the things you can't rememberTell the things you can't forget thatHistory puts a saint in every dreamWell she said she'd steak aroundUntil the bandages came offBut these mamas boys just don't know when to quitAnd Matida asks the sailors are those dreamsOr are those prayersSo just close your eyes, sonAnd this won't hurt a bit[Chorus]Well, things are pretty lousy for a calendar girlThe boys just dive right off the carsAnd splash into the streetAnd when she's on a roll she pulls a razorFrom her boot and a thousandPigeons fall around her feetSo put a candle in the windowAnd a kiss upon his lipsTill the dish outside the window fills with rainJust like a stranger with the weeds in your heartAnd play the fiddler off till i come back again[Chorus]
