Lyrics Everything Goes To Hell - Tom Waits

Everything Goes To Hell

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 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 you moan
There is 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 are few things I never could believe…