Cold Water

Tom Waits

Well I woke up this morning 
With the cold water 
With the cold water 
With the cold water 
Woke up this morning 
With the cold water 
With the cold water 
With the cold 

Police at the station 
And they don't look friendly 
Well they don't look friendly 
Well they don't look friendly 
Police at the station 
And they don't look friendly 
They don't look friendly well 
They don't 

Blind or crippled 
Sharp or dull 
I'm reading the Bible 
By a 40 watt bulb 
What price freedom 
Dirt is my rug 
Well I sleep like a baby 
With the snakes and the bugs 

Well the stores are open 
But I ain't got no money 
I ain't got no money 
Stores are open but I 
Ain't got no money 
Ain't got no money 
Well I ain't 

Found an old dog 
And he seems to like me 
Seems to like me 
Well he seems to like me 
Found an old dog and he 
Seems to like me 
Seems to like me 
Well he seems 

Seen them fellows 
with the card board signs 
Scrapin up a little $ 
To buy a bottle of wine 
Pregnant women and 
The Vietnam vets I say 
Beggin on the freeway 
Bout as hard as it gets 

Well I slept in the graveyard 
It was cool and still 
Cool and still 
It was cool and still 
Slept in the graveyard 
It was cool and still 
Cool and still and it 
Was cool 

Slept all night in the Cedar grove 
I was born to ramble 
Born to rove 
Some men are searchin for the 
Holy Grail 
But there ain't nothin sweeter 
Than ridin the rails 

I love 47 but I'm 24 
Well they shooed me away 
From here the time before 
Turned there their backs 
And they locked their doors 
I'm watching T.V. in 
The window of a furniture store 

Well I woke up this morning 
With the cold water 
With the cold water 
With the cold water 
Woke up this morning 
With the cold water 
With the cold water 
With the cold 

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