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Goin' Out West Lyrics
Well I'm goin' out west
Where the wind blows tall
'Cause Tony Franciosa
Used to date my ma
They got some money out there
They're giving it away
I'm gonna do what I want
And I'm gonna get paid
Do what I want
And I'm gonna get paid
Little brown sausages
Lying in the sand
I ain't no extra, baby
I'm a leading man
Well my parole officer
Will be proud of me
With my Olds 88
And the devil on a leash
My Olds 88
And the devil on a leash
Well I know karate, voodoo too
I'm gonna make myself available to you
I don't need no make up
I got real scars
I got hair on my chest
I look good without a shirt
Well I don't lose my composure
In a high speed chase
Well my friends think I'm ugly
I got a masculine face
I got some dragstrip courage
I can really drive a bed
I'm gonna change my name
To Hannibal or maybe
Just Rex
Change my name to Hannibal
Or may be just Rex
I'm gonna drive all night
Take some speed
I'm gonna wait for the sun
To shine down on me
I cut a hole in my roof
The shape of a heart
And I'm goin' out west
Where they'll appreciate me
Goin' out west
Goin' out west
Where the wind blows tall
'Cause Tony Franciosa
Used to date my ma
They got some money out there
They're giving it away
I'm gonna do what I want
And I'm gonna get paid
Do what I want
And I'm gonna get paid
Lying in the sand
I ain't no extra, baby
I'm a leading man
Well my parole officer
Will be proud of me
With my Olds 88
And the devil on a leash
My Olds 88
And the devil on a leash
I'm gonna make myself available to you
I don't need no make up
I got real scars
I got hair on my chest
I look good without a shirt
In a high speed chase
Well my friends think I'm ugly
I got a masculine face
I got some dragstrip courage
I can really drive a bed
I'm gonna change my name
To Hannibal or maybe
Just Rex
Change my name to Hannibal
Or may be just Rex
Take some speed
I'm gonna wait for the sun
To shine down on me
I cut a hole in my roof
The shape of a heart
Where they'll appreciate me
Goin' out west
Goin' out west
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Fight club is the shit.
as is this song.
it's in this scene where they are entering a seedy little bar, and they're all "we're so badass" and everyone around's all "they're so badass" and Tom Waits is all "I'm so badass", and Edward Norton is.... well he's hot.
It's an obvious jab at Hollywood "pretty boys" and glorifying "real men". He's got a good point.
this song is amazing, just raw
goin west means to die
It has that Tom Waits sense of humour that makes Tom a true genius poet and in a class of his own.
It's got that Tom Waits sense of humour that makes Tom a true genius poet and a class of his own!!
This is what happens when grunge meets country. I heard it from Fight Club. Its a just kool badass song to drive to.
This is one of my favourite songs from "Bone Machine" and it makes a great appearance in "Fight Club".
My favourite lines from this song are: "I got hair on my chest I look good without a shirt"
It should be noted that Tom sings the song as if it was one of those " generic army songs ".
excellent song... qotsa covering this song is great, man...