Bad Liver and a Broken Heart Lyrics by Tom Waits

Bad Liver and a Broken Heart Lyrics

    Well I got a bad liver and broken heart, yeah,
    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've been chipped and I've been chumped on my stool
    So buy this fool some spirits and libations, it's these railroad station bars
    And all these conductors and porters, and I'm all out of quarters
    And this epitaph is the aftermath, yeah I choose my path, hey, come on, Kath,
    He's a lawyer, he ain't the one for ya
    No, the moon ain't romantic, it's intimidating as hell,
    And some guy's trying 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,
    And 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

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