Noirsville Tune of the Week

Another Aural Noir from Tom Waits, enjoy.

Bad Liver And A Broken Heart

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 and 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 tryin 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