I lost everything I had in the '29 flood
Barn was buried beneath a mile of mud
Now I'm down to nothing but the whistle and the steam
My baby's leaving on the 2:19
Now there's a fella been preachin' about hell and damnation
Bouncing off the walls at the grand central station
I treated her bad, I treated her mean
My baby's leaving on the 2:19
I said hey, hey, I don't know what to do
Hey, hey, I will remember you
Hey, hey, I don't know what to do
My baby's leaving on the 2:19
I've always been puzzled about the yin and the yang
Come out in the wash but it always leaves a stain
Sturm and the drang, the luster and the sheen
My baby's leaving on the 2:19
Toss the baby with the water and preacher stole the bride
Sent her out for a bottle but she come back inside
She didn't bring my whiskey, didn't bring my gin
She had a hat full of feathers and a wicked grin
I said hey, hey, I don't know what to do
Hey, hey, I will remember you
Hey, hey, I don't know what to do
My baby's leaving on the 2:19
On the train you get smaller as you get further away
The roar covers everything you wanted to say
Was that a raindrop in the corner of your eye?
Were you drying your nails or waving good bye?
I said hey, hey, I don't know what to do
Hey, hey, I will remember you
Hey, hey, I don't know what to do
My baby's leaving on the 2:19
Barn was buried beneath a mile of mud
Now I'm down to nothing but the whistle and the steam
My baby's leaving on the 2:19
Bouncing off the walls at the grand central station
I treated her bad, I treated her mean
My baby's leaving on the 2:19
Hey, hey, I will remember you
Hey, hey, I don't know what to do
My baby's leaving on the 2:19
Come out in the wash but it always leaves a stain
Sturm and the drang, the luster and the sheen
My baby's leaving on the 2:19
Sent her out for a bottle but she come back inside
She didn't bring my whiskey, didn't bring my gin
She had a hat full of feathers and a wicked grin
Hey, hey, I will remember you
Hey, hey, I don't know what to do
My baby's leaving on the 2:19
The roar covers everything you wanted to say
Was that a raindrop in the corner of your eye?
Were you drying your nails or waving good bye?
Hey, hey, I will remember you
Hey, hey, I don't know what to do
My baby's leaving on the 2:19
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I wasn't planning on dedicating all my comments on song meanings to pointing out the genius of Tom Waits, but hey hey :-)
"On the train you get smaller as you get further away The roar covers everything you wanted to say Was that a raindrop in the corner of your eye? Were you drying your nails or waving good bye?"
-Jaw drops-
Interesting to note:
Interesting to note:
"They went out from us, but they did not really belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us; but their going showed that none of them belonged to us." John 2:19 International Version
"They went out from us, but they did not really belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us; but their going showed that none of them belonged to us." John 2:19 International Version
Wouldn't be surprised if Tom hid that in there. This is coming from an atheist btw, hope you don't think I'm preaching ;)
Wouldn't be surprised if Tom hid that in there. This is coming from an atheist btw, hope you don't think I'm preaching ;)
Groovy as hell.
this song is gritty, nasty, and mucky in the best possible way. tom waits is a genius.
A great bluesy Boogie.......what happens when you mix Captain Beefheart with Stevie Wonder