ahlaksız bir tom waits şarkısı. "neden kibarlık taslayayım, neden iyi, dikkatli davranmak zorunda olayım, yalvarayım; sadece diz çökmemizi görmek istedikleri için yapıyorlar bu nazı" diye başlar waits, şarkının nakaratında da "iyi olunduğunda cennete gidildiğine inanmıyorum, her şey öyle ya da böyle cehennemi boyluyor" lafını zikreder, alaycı bir ses tonuyla.
tom waits tarzına ve duruşuna 'cuk' oturan bir şarkıdır. son derece keyifli bir melodisi vardır.
why be sweet, why be careful, why be kind?
a man has only one thing on his mind
why ask palitely, why go lightly,
why say please?
they only want to get you on your knees
there are a few things 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, ce 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
there are few things
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...
i only want to hear your purr and to hear
ou moan there is another man who brings
the money home
i don't want dishes in the sink
please don't tell me what you
feel of what you think
there are few things i never could believe...
