Why be sweet, why be careful, why be kind?
A man has only one thing on his mind
Why ask politely, why go lightly, why say please?
They only want to get you on your knees
There?s a few things that I never could believe
A woman when she weeps
A merchant when he swears
A thief who says he?ll pay
A lawyer when he cares
A snake when he is sleeping
A drunkard when he prays
I don?t believe you go to heaven when you?re good
Everything goes to hell, anyway?
Laissez-faire mi amour, c'est la vie
Shall I return to shore or swim back out to sea?
The world don?t care what a sailor does in town
It?s all hanging in the windows by the pound
I don?t believe you go to heaven when you?re good
Everything goes to hell, anyway?
I only want to hear you purr and to hear you moan
You have another man who brings the money home
I don?t want dishes in the sink
Don?t ask me what I feel or what I think
There?s a few things that I never could believe?
A woman when she weeps
A merchant when he swears
A thief who says he?ll pay
A lawyer when he cares
A snake when he is sleeping
A drunkard when he prays
I don?t believe you go to heaven when you?re good
Everything goes to hell, anyway?
Everything goes to hell, anyway?
Oh, everything goes to hell, anyway?
Taken from AlbumSongAndLyrics.comMusic & Lyrics by: Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan
Official release: ?Blood Money?, Epitaph/Anti Inc., © 2002