Bad Liver and a Broken Heart
- Tom Waits
Well
I got a bad liver and a broken heart
yea
I drunk me a river since you tore me apart
and
I don't have a drinking problem
cept
when I can't get a drink
And
I wish you'd a known her
we were
quite a pair
she
was sharp as a razor
and
soft as a prayer
so welcome
to the continuing saga
she
was my better half
and
I was just a dog
and
so here am I slumped
I been
chippied I been chumped
on my
stool
so buy
this fool, some spirits and libations
it's
these railroad station bars
with
all these conductors and the porters
and
I'm all out of quarters
and
this epitaph is the aftermath
yea
I choose my path
hey
come on Cath, he's a lawyer,
he ain't
the one for ya
and
no the moon ain't romantic
it's
intimidating as hell
and
some guy's trying to sell
me a
watch
And
so I'll meet you at the
bottom
of a bottle of
bargain
Scotch
I got
me a bottle and a dream
it's
so maudlin it seems
you can
name your poison
go on
ahead and make some noise
I ain't
sentimental
this
ain't a purchase it's a rental
and
it's purgatory, hey
what's
your story, well
I don't
even care
cause
I got my own double-cross to bear
and I'll
see your Red Label
and
I'll raise you one more
and
you can pour me a cab,
I just
can't drink no more
cause
it don't douse the flames
that
are started by dames
It ain't
like asbestos
it don't
do nothing but
rest
us assured
and
substantiate the rumors
that
you've heard.