Uploaded by FallingDown08 on Nov 12, 2009
From his 1983 album Swordfishtrombones
Lyrics:
Well Frank settled down in the Valley
and hung his wild years
on a nail that he drove through
his wife's forehead
he sold used office furniture
out there on San Fernando Road
and assumed a $30,000 loan
at 15 1/4 % and put down payment
on a little two bedroom place
his wife was a spent piece of used jet trash
made good bloody marys
kept her mouth shut most of the time
had a little Chihuahua named Carlos
that had some kind of skin disease
and was totally blind. They had a
thoroughly modern kitchen
self-cleaning oven (the whole bit)
Frank drove a little sedan
they were so happy
One night Frank was on his way home
from work, stopped at the liquor store,
picked up a couple Mickey's Big Mouths
drank 'em in the car on his way
to the Shell station, he got a gallon of
gas in a can, drove home, doused
everything in the house, torched it,
parked across the street, laughing,
watching it burn, all Halloween
orange and chimney red then
Frank put on a top forty station
got on the Hollywood Freeway
headed north
Never could stand that dog
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@ninjajesuszombie I hear that too.lol.
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my english teacher showed me this at age 17. at age 19 I'm looking it up again.
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Just fucking amazing
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Spent piece of used jet trash LOL
Best line in a song ever
Nice 1 Tom
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I just started to really notice Tom Waits. Wow, what a performer! thanks for all these great posts!
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dammed dog
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wow!!!!
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Never could stand that dog.
Shtove 1 year ago 8
Reminds me of Heath's Joker, especially the part where he says, "torched it,
parked across the street, laughing." I could just imagine it: "Wanna know how I got these scars? Well, my wife had this dog..."
ninjajesuszombie 1 month ago 3