Closing Time

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Old Shoes Lyrics

Artist: Tom Waits (Buy Tom Waits CDs)
Album: The Early Years Volume 2

Well I'm singing this song, cause it's time it was sung
I've been putting it off for a while,
Cause it's harder by now, and the truth is so clear
That I am crying when I'm seeing you smile.
So goodbye, so long, the road calls me dear
And your tears cannot bind me anymore,
And farewell to the girl with the sun in her eyes
Can I kiss you, and then I'll be gone.

And every time that I tried to tell you
that we'd lost the magic we had at the start,
I would weep my heart when I looked in your eyes
And I searched once again for the spark.
So goodbye, so long, the road calls me dear
And your tears cannot bind me anymore,
And farewell to the girl with the sun in her eyes
Can I kiss you, and then I'll be gone.

Oh you know that there's something calling me dear
and by morning, I'm sure to be gone
For I'm older than you and you know so well
That our time for to love was a song
So goodbye, so long, the road calls me dear
And your tears cannot bind me anymore,
And farewell to the girl with the sun in her eyes
Can I kiss you, and then I'll be gone.

Now I can see by your eyes, it's time now to go
So I'll leave you crying in the rain,
Though I held in my hand, the key to all joy
Honey my heart was not born to be tamed.
And goodbye, so long, the road calls me dear
And your tears cannot bind me anymore,
And farewell to the girl with the sun in her eyes
Can I kiss you, and then I'll be gone.
Can I kiss you, and then I'll be gone.

Comments/Interpretations

by Rebekah Mitchell on 6/14/2008 11:54am
I think this is a lovely wee song and it reminds me of my true love, Colm McAteer...if you're out there Colm, I still love you and we can still make it work. xo

by Colm McAteer on 1/26/2009 4:39pm
Sorry I'm married with three kids now.

by hilarious on 2/6/2009 11:59am
wow I didnt that coming, I laughed so hard, amazing song btw

by guy on 2/8/2009 5:00pm
lol

by Rebekah Mitchell on 3/14/2009 2:16am
I hate you

by valencia on 4/4/2009 4:40pm
i thought he was pretty funny...

by Made my day on 4/14/2009 1:08pm
Thank you, Colm McAteer

by thomas on 1/28/2010 7:31am
i like pornographic footage

by Rusty on 4/8/2010 2:10pm
LOL I know a Colm McAteer living in the UK!

by SOPHIE on 5/4/2010 3:35pm
This song... is a part of my life, just like the album "Closing Time"...amazing

by eilyn on 8/14/2010 11:53pm
this song reminds me of john
wherever you are i still love you and miss you...

by eilyn on 8/15/2010 12:01am
iloveyousomuch johnnieee

by Johnie on 3/3/2011 7:07am
Sorry i'm gay now. And you always had a horrible fat nose.

by fred on 3/6/2011 8:38pm
rebekah you fuckin dumb idiot

by jaymz678 on 12/30/2011 3:12pm
Closing Time is indeed a great album. Agreed, Sophie.

by Helen on 10/9/2012 8:17am
Great great song, great perfomer, marvelous music. It means so many things to me

by Tom waits on 12/23/2012 11:00pm
By far these are the funniest comments I have ever read!

by A commmenter by any name on 5/5/2013 6:16pm
yup