Semi Suite

Tom Waits

Well you hate those diesels rollin' 
And those Friday nights out bowlin' 
When he's off for a twelve hour lay over night 

You wish you had a dollar 
For every time he hollered 
That he's leavin' 
And he's never comin' back 

But the curtain-laced billow 
And his hands on your pillow 
And his trousers are hangin' on the chair 

You're lyin' through your pain, babe 
But you're gonna tell him he's your man 
And you ain't got the courage to leave 

He tells you that you're on his mind 
You're the only one he's ever gonna find 
It's kind-a special, understands his complicated soul... 

But the only place a man can breathe 
And collect his thoughts is 
Midnight and flyin' away on the road. 

But you've packed and unpacked 
So many times you've lost track 
And the steam heat is drippin' off the walls 

But when you hear his engines 
You're lookin' through the window in the kitchen and you know 
You're always gonna be there when he calls 

'Cause he's a truck drivin' man 
Stoppin' when he can 
He's a truck drivin' man 
Stoppin' when he can
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