Tom Waits - Crossroads Lyrics






Now, George was a good straight boy to begin with, but there was bad blood
In him; someway he got into the magic bullets and that leads straight to
Devil's work, just like marijuana leads to heroin; you think yo ucan take
Them bullets or leave 'em, do you?
Just save a few for your bad days

Well, now, we all have those bad days when you can't shoot for shit.

The more of them magics you use, the more bad days you have without them
So it comes down finally to all your days being bad without the bullets
It's magics or nothing
Time to stop chippying around and kidding yourself,
Kid, you're hooked, heavy as lead

And that's where old George found himself
Out there at the crossroads
Molding the Devil's bullets
Now a man figures it's his bullets, so it will
Hit what he wants to hit
But it don't always work that way

You see, some bullets is special for a single aim
A certain stag, or a certain person
And no matter where you are, that's where the bullet will end up
And in the moment of aiming, the gun turns into a dowser's wand
And point where the bullet wants to go

(George Schmid was moving in a series of convulsive spasms, like someone
with an epileptic fit, with his face distorted and his eyes wild like a
lassoed horse bracing his legs. But something kept pulling him on.
And now he is picking up the skulls and making the circle.)

I guess old George didn't rightly know what he's getting himself into
The fit was on him and it carried him right to the crossroads





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  1. N.... M....

    When youre high ya never..............ever wanna come down!

  2. N.... M....

    herrRON

  3. C.... R....

    Dear George,
    Remember no man is a failure who has freinds.
    Thanks for the wings!
    -Clarence

  4. E.... C....

    To all who finds themselves here, those who loves Tom Waits, we have a connection, love you too.. God bless. xxx

  5. p.... ....

    It's magics or nothing

  6. �.... �....

    Copy voice describing things!

    �.... �....

    COPY AS IN COP!

  7. P.... m....

    "Boy George"..?? The pop singer?? Was he tripping out, was that why??

  8. C.... L....

    time to stop kidding around...

  9. �.... �....

    The way he sings the story is amazing!

  10. r.... s....

    Super great track.

  11. J.... R....

    ****) MAD DOG SEAL OF SOUND GOOD ADVICE (****

  12. T.... T....

    Heavy as lead.....

  13. S.... L....

    This is a work of a genius.

    S.... L....

    two geniuses actually!

  14. R.... K....

    One of the Strongest songs that I now of..!Tom Waits is just Great..!

  15. R.... D....

    Great beautiful sounds

  16. V.... ....

    Reminds me of Junky... Very Burroughs.

    V.... ....

    @Vik H It should. The dialogue was indeed written by William S. Burroughs himself. There exists a track of Burroughs reading this very bit somewhere.

    V.... ....

    This record was a collaboration between Tom Waits and Uncle Bill.

  17. r.... ....

    1 year ago i started smoking marijuana, and now I'm smoking heroin joints

    r.... ....

    +Jahova Jackson "stop kiddin yourself.. kid you're hooked.. heavy as lead.."

    r.... ....

    Back to marijuana and ll b all ok.

    r.... ....

    jajajajajajajajajajaj! good one

    r.... ....

    I started smoking Joints and Chillums in 1975 but I never been stupid enough to take SMACK and I still smoke at an age of 6o+

    r.... ....

    not funny

  18. �.... �....

    клёвый альбом весь,душевный

  19. V.... ....

    Том Вэйтс крут. Музыкантище.

  20. B.... ....

    This song sucks

    B.... ....

    as your brain

    B.... ....

    Blended then go listen to Justin biber you pussy!

  21. W.... ....

    This song always reminds me of a depressed person I was in a relationship with once, who tended to solve their problems by having depressive "episodes".  People would rush to their aid, or at least absolve them of their responsibilities -- and I include myself in that, as I was an enabler.  Trouble is that eventually they got to the point where they couldn't do anything for themselves.  I'm glad I was able to grow out of that relationship.

    W.... ....

    Werebat What happened to him/her though?

    W.... ....

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Snx5AhMP6Jc

    W.... ....

    yeah its about a crutch

  22. J.... O....

    We all have those bad days when we can't hit shit.

  23. r.... ....

    my favorite Waits song.

  24. d.... ....

    so it comes down finally to all your days being bad without the bullets

  25. 1.... ....

    love it

  26. W.... M....

    If you're hooked to a rig, this is good music. If not, not.

  27. B.... M....

    .. Picking up the sculls and making a circle.. DOPE

  28. F.... ....

    Kid, you're hooked, heavy as lead

  29. m.... ....

    This is the most amazing song ever!

  30. v.... p....

    you see some bullets are special

  31. J.... L....

    2:15 hitted me harder than a shot of herione

  32. D.... W....

    this is the real tits

    D.... W....

    What kind of expression is this, this how people talk 8 years ago

  33. D.... H....

    "Kid You're Hooked"

    D.... H....

    Heavy as lead.

  34. A.... L....

    Великолепная песня!