Warm Beer And Cold Women

Tom Waits

warm beer and cold women, I just don't fit in 
every joint I stumbled into tonight 
that's just how it's been 
all these double knit strangers with 
gin and vermouth and recycled stories 
in the naugahyde booths 
with the platinum blondes 
and tobacco brunettes 
I'll be drinkin' to forget you 
lite another cigarette 
and the band's playin' something 
by Tammy Wynette 
and the drinks are on me tonight 
all my conversations I'll just be 
talkin' about you baby 
borin' some sailor as I try to get through 
I just want him to listen 
that's all you have to do 
he said I'm better off without you 
till I showed him my tattoo 
now the moon's rising 
ain't got no time to lose 
time to get down to drinking 
tell the band to play the blues 
drink's are on me, I'll buy another round 
at the last ditch attempt saloon 
warm beer and cold women, I just don't fit in 
every joint I stumbled into tonight 
that's just how it's been 
all these double knit strangers with 
gin and vermouth and recycled stories 
in the naugahyde booths 
with the platinum blondes 
and tobacco brunettes 
I'll be drinking to forget you 
lite another cigarette 
and the band's playing somethin' 
by Johnnie Barnett 
and the drinks are on me tonight 

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