9th & Hennepin Lyrics

Lyric discussion by delial 

Cover art for 9th & Hennepin lyrics by Tom Waits

"the girl behind the counter has a tattooed tear 'one for every year he's away,' she said,"

beautiful.

i agree with charrbin...descriptive reaches a whole new level in this. it has that slinking detective vibe going on. you can almost imagine him taking a drag from a cigarette as he goes from each part, smoke forming a halo around whatever lightbulb is hanging from the ceiling, swaying as he exhales.