Closing Time

(tom waits)

Well my time went so quickly,
I went lickety-splickly out to my old '55
As i drove away slowly, feeling so holy,
God knows, i was feeling alive.

Now the sun's coming up,
I'm riding with lady luck,
Freeway cars and trucks,
Stars beginning to fade,
And i lead the parade

Just a-wishing i'd stayed a little longer,
Oh, lord, let me tell you
That the feeling's getting stronger.

And it's six in the morning,
Gave me no warning; i had to be on my way.
Well there's trucks all a-passing me,
And the lights are all flashing,
I'm on my way home from your place.

And now the sun's coming up,
I'm riding with lady luck,
Freeway cars and trucks,
Stars beginning to fade,
And i lead the parade

Just a-wishing i'd stayed a little longer,
Oh, lord, let me tell you
That the feeling's getting stronger.

And my time went so quickly,
I went lickety-splickly out to my old '55
As i pulled away slowly, feeling so holy,
God knows, i was feeling alive.

Now the sun's coming up,
I'm riding with lady luck,
Freeway cars and trucks,
Freeway cars and trucks,
Freeway cars and trucks...

[instrumental]

Operator, number, please:
It's been so many years
Will she remember my old voice
While i fight the tears?
Hello, hello there, is this martha?
This is old tom frost,
And i am calling long distance,
Don't worry 'bout the cost.
'cause it's been forty years or more,
Now martha please recall,
Meet me out for coffee,
Where we'll talk about it all.

And those were the days of roses,
Poetry and prose and martha
All i had was you and all you had was me.
There was no tomorrows,
We'd packed away our sorrows
And we saved them for a rainy day.

And i feel so much older now,
And you're much older too,
How's your husband?
And how's the kids?
You know that i got married too?
Lucky that you found someone
To make you feel secure,
'cause we were all so young and foolish,
Now we are mature.

And those were the days of roses,
Poetry and prose and martha
All i had was you and all you had was me.
There was no tomorrows,
We'd packed away our sorrows
And we saved them for a rainy day.

And i was always so impulsive,
I guess that i still am,
And all that really mattered then
Was that i was a man.
I guess that our being together
Was never meant to be.
And martha, martha,
I love you can't you see?

And those were the days of roses,
Poetry and prose and martha
All i had was you and all you had was me.
There was no tomorrows,
We'd packed away our sorrows
And we saved them for a rainy day.

And i remember quiet evenings
Trembling close to you...

Well i hope that i don't fall in love with you
'cause falling in love just makes me blue,
Well the music plays and you display
Your heart for me to see,
I had a beer and now i hear you
Calling out for me
And i hope that i don't fall in love with you.

Well the room is crowded, people everywhere
And i wonder, should i offer you a chair?
Well if you sit down with this old clown,
Take that frown and break it,
Before the evening's gone away,
I think that we could make it,
And i hope that i don't fall in love with you.

Well the night does funny things inside a man
These old tom-cat feelings you don't understand,
Well i turn around to look at you,
You light a cigarette,
I wish i had the guts to bum one,
But we've never met,
And i hope that i don't fall in love with you.

I can see that you are lonesome just like me,
And it being late, you'd like some some company,
Well i turn around to look at you,
And you look back at me,
The guy you're with has up and split,
The chair next to you's free,
And i hope that you don't fall in love with me.

Now it's closing time, the music's fading out
Last call for drinks, i'll have another stout.
Well i turn around to look at you,
You're nowhere to be found,
I search the place for your lost face,
Guess i'll have another round
And i think that i just fell in love with you.

I'm singing this song, it's time it was sung
I've been putting it off for a while,
But it's harder by now, 'cause the truth is so clear
That i cry when i'm seeing you smile.
So goodbye, so long, the road calls me dear
And your tears cannot bind me anymore,
And farewell to the girl with the sun in her eyes
Can i kiss you, and then i'll be gone.

Every time that i tried to tell
That we'd lost the magic we had at the start,
I would weep my heart when i looked in your eyes
And i searched once again for the spark.
So goodbye, so long, the road calls me dear
And your tears cannot bind me anymore,
And farewell to the girl with the sun in her eyes
Can i kiss you, and then i'll be gone.

I can see by your eyes, it's time now to go
So i'll leave you to cry in the rain,
Though i held in my hand, the key to all joy
Honey my heart was not born to be tamed.
So goodbye, so long, the road calls me dear
And your tears cannot bind me anymore,
And farewell to the girl with the sun in her eyes
Can i kiss you, and then i'll be gone.

So goodbye, so long, the road calls me dear
And your tears cannot bind me anymore,
And farewell to the girl with the sun in her eyes
Can i kiss you, and then i'll be gone,
Can i kiss you, and then i'll be gone,
Can i kiss you, and then i'll be gone.

Sing a song of sixpence, pocket full of rye
Hush-a bye my baby, no need to be crying.
You can burn the midnight oil with me
As long as you will
Stare out at the moon
Upon the windowsill, and dream...

Sing a song of sixpence, pocket full of rye
Hush-a bye my baby, no need to be crying.
There's dew drops on the window sill,
Gumdrops in your head
Slipping into dream land,
You're nodding your head, so dream...

Dream of west virginia, or of the british isles
'cause when you are dreaming,
You see for miles and miles.
When you are much older, remember when we sat
At midnight on the windowsill,
And had this little chat
And dream, come on and dream,
Come on and dream, and dream, and dream...