2:19 - Tom Waits

I lost everything I had in the '29 flood
The barn was buried 'neath a mile of mud
Now I've got nothing but the whistle and the steam
My baby's leaving town on the 2:19

I said, hey, hey, I don't know what to do
I will remember you
Hey, hey, I don't know what to do
My baby's leaving town on the 2:19

Now there's a fellow that's preaching 'bout hell and damnation
Bouncing off the walls of the Grand Central Station
I treated her bad, I treated her mean
Baby's leaving town on the 2:19

I said, hey, hey, I will remember you
Hey, hey, I don't know what to do
Hey, I don't know what to do
My baby's leaving town on the 2:19

Now I've always been puzzled by the yin and the yang
It'll come out in the wash, but it always leaves a stain
Sturm and Drang, the luster and the sheen
My baby's leaving town on the -

Hey, hey, I don't know what to do
Hey, hey, I will remember you
Hey, hey, I will remember you
My baby's leaving town on the 2:19

Lost the baby with the water, and the preacher stole the bride
Sent her out for a bottle, but when she came back inside
She didn't have my whiskey, didn't have my gin
With a hat full of feathers and a wicked grin

I said, hey, hey, I will remember you
Yeah baby, I will remember you
My baby's leaving town on the 2:19

On the train you get smaller, as you get farther away
The roar covers everything you wanted to say
Was that a raindrop or a tear in your eye?
Were you drying your nails or waving goodbye?

Hey, hey, I will remember you
Hey, hey, I don't know what to do
Oh baby
My baby's leaving town on the 2:19

I will remember you
I don't know what to do, baby

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[artgeek707]

such a sexy song

[DreamKing117]

Ummm.....these lyrics are royally screwed up.

[Magemastrtom]

hey, what a lyrics..

[darkfro]

I'm so fucking' addicted to this song...

[MagicalSunrise1984]

@ph1i1

exactly!

[MagicalSunrise1984]

@IndigolabVideo

same here

er' since 2007 - still rocks (and rollz)

[IndigolabVideo]

One of my favourite tracks of recent years, I just never get bored of it....

[ctriamimgons]

Uh, wow.

[0r1x]

can't say i like his voice much, but no denying his lyrical and music talent. guy is a blue genius

[ph1i1]

Got to admit that this is one of the few songs where a short riff can be repeated throughout an entire song without getting boring. Claypool and Waits together is genuis