pay me

Tom Waits

They pay me not to come home
Keeping me stoned
I wonââ?¬â?¢t run away
They say itââ?¬â?¢s easy to get
Stuck in this town
Just like joan

You know I gave it all up for the stage
They fill my cup up in the cage
Itââ?¬â?¢s nobodyââ?¬â?¢s business but mine when Iââ?¬â?¢m low
To hold yourself up is not a crime here you know
At the end of the world

And I kick my foot at the lights
I breathe it in all night
Thereââ?¬â?¢s a light on a canvas tree
And money from home supporting me

They pay me not to come home
I wonââ?¬â?¢t eat crow
I'll stay away
And though all roads will
Not lead you home, my girl
All roads lead to the end of the world

And I sewed a little luck up in the hem of my gown
The only way down from the gallows is to swing
And Iââ?¬â?¢ll wear boots instead of high heels
And the next stage that I am on. it will have wheels