Tom Waits
Tom waits at the door as you step out
Watch his hair shake
Skin and bone, pale white, scared words
He’s in a hurry and obviously he raves
No time to be lost
No question at all
Quick, fast, move away far
Far away from that town
Where you grew up (lived in)
In his getaway car
Joan’s at his side
The soft side
And at the same time she’s still
Quiet as the night
In the snow-white dark
And the red liqueur that kills
No time to be lost …
Do you wanna stay in your home town
Where you was born?
Or do you wanna leave this safe place
So colourful?
You don’t wanna stay
No, you don’t wanna stay
Tom waits at the shore as you step out
Watch his hair blow
Strong wind, small storm, little light in Joan’s hand
And slowly you grow old
No time to be lost …
Do you wanna stay in your home town
Where you was born?
Or do you wanna leave this safe place
So colourful?
You don’t wanna stay
No, you don’t wanna stay