Tom Waits – Franks Wild Years (Guitar)

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Well, frank settled down in the Valley,

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and he hung his wild years on a

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nail that he drove through his wife's forehead.

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He sold used office furniture out

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there on San Fernando Road and

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assumed a $30,000 loan at

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15 1/4 % and put a down payment

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on a little two bedroom place.

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His wife was a spent piece of used jet trash

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shut most of the time, had a little Chihuahua

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named Carlos that had some kind of skin disease 

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They had a thoroughly modern kitchen;

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self-cleaning oven (the whole bit)

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Frank drove a little sedan.

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They were so happy.

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One night Frank was on his way home

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from work, stopped at the liquor store,

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Drank 'em in the car on his way to the

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Shell station; he got a gallon of gas in a can.

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Drove home, doused everything in

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the house, torched it.

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Parked across the street laughing,

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watching it burn, all Halloween

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orange and chimney red.

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Then frank put on a top forty station,

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got on the Hollywood freeway headed North.

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Never could stand that dog.