Come on Up to the House Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Friday 

Cover art for Come on Up to the House lyrics by Tom Waits

One of my favorite waits songs. When I hear this I get such a warm feeling inside that I don't get from any other song.

The line "Come down off the cross/we can use the wood" is so beautiful. To me it means that all the energy you put into self-pity in an attempt to alienate yourself or rise above everyone else, could be put into building something worthwhile with everyone else in the same situation. GOD THIS SONG IS BEAUTIFUL.

to me this line emplies that the human race should stop broadcasting itself as the idilical masters of the universe and put themselves to a more practical use.