Tom Waits - Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis
[Verse 1]
Hey Charlie,
I'm pregnant
and living on
9th Street
Right above a dirty bookstore off
Euclid Avenue
And I stopped takin' dope, and I quit drinkin' whiskey
And my old man plays the trombone and works out at the track
[Verse 2]
He says that he loves me even though it's not his baby
He says that he'll raise him up like he would his own son
And he gave me a ring that was worn by his mother
And he takes me out dancin' every Saturday night
[Verse 3]
And hey Charlie, I think about you
every time I pass a fillin' station
On account of all the grease you used to wear in your hair
And I still have that record of
Little Anthony and the Imperials
But someone stole my record player--now, how do you like that?
[Verse 4]
Hey Charlie, I almost went crazy after Mario got busted
I went back to Omaha to live with my folks
But everyone I used to know was either dead or in prison
So I came back to Minneapolis
, this time I think I'm gonna stay
[Verse 5]
Hey Charlie, I think I'm happy
for the first time since
my accident
I wish I had all the money we used to spend on dope
I'd buy me a used car lot, and I wouldn't sell any of 'em
I'd just drive a different car every day,
dependin' on how I feel
[Verse 6]
Hey Charlie, for chrissakes, if you want to know the truth of it
I don't have a husband, he don't play the trombone
I need to borrow money to pay this lawyer, and Charlie, hey
I'll be eligible for parole come Valentine's day
Hey Charlie,
I'm pregnant
and living on
9th Street
Right above a dirty bookstore off
Euclid Avenue
And I stopped takin' dope, and I quit drinkin' whiskey
And my old man plays the trombone and works out at the track
[Verse 2]
He says that he loves me even though it's not his baby
He says that he'll raise him up like he would his own son
And he gave me a ring that was worn by his mother
And he takes me out dancin' every Saturday night
[Verse 3]
And hey Charlie, I think about you
every time I pass a fillin' station
On account of all the grease you used to wear in your hair
And I still have that record of
Little Anthony and the Imperials
But someone stole my record player--now, how do you like that?
[Verse 4]
Hey Charlie, I almost went crazy after Mario got busted
I went back to Omaha to live with my folks
But everyone I used to know was either dead or in prison
So I came back to Minneapolis
, this time I think I'm gonna stay
[Verse 5]
Hey Charlie, I think I'm happy
for the first time since
my accident
I wish I had all the money we used to spend on dope
I'd buy me a used car lot, and I wouldn't sell any of 'em
I'd just drive a different car every day,
dependin' on how I feel
[Verse 6]
Hey Charlie, for chrissakes, if you want to know the truth of it
I don't have a husband, he don't play the trombone
I need to borrow money to pay this lawyer, and Charlie, hey
I'll be eligible for parole come Valentine's day
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