I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love with You Lyrics

Lyric discussion by GrapefruitMoon 

Cover art for I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love with You lyrics by Tom Waits

What?! Of course he's being serious! This is one of the very few songs I've ever heard where I can actually feel chemistry between two people, I don't know how to explain it, this song just makes me so happy. It's like two ordinary, middle-aged people experiencing love at first sight in a bar, and I always thought the way Tom sings the line "The guy your with he's up and split, the chair next to you is free" was so hopeful like he really depended on it. I adore this song!