Frank's Wild Years (For Frankie Z.) Songtext

von Tom Waits

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Der Songtext "Frank's Wild Years (For Frankie Z.)" von Tom Waits erzählt die Geschichte von Frank, der seine wilden Jahr...

Tom Waits: Vocal
Ronnie Barron: Hammond organ
Larry Taylor: Acoustic bass

Well Frank settled down in the Valley
And hung his wild years
On a nail that he drove through
His wife's forehead
He sold used office furniture
Out there on San Fernando Road
And assumed a $30,000 loan
At 15 1/4 % and put down payment
On a little two bedroom place
His wife was a spent piece of used jet trash
Made good bloody marys
Kept her mouth shut most of the time
Had a little Chihuahua named Carlos
That had some kind of skin disease
And was totally blind. They had a
Thoroughly modern kitchen
Self-cleaning oven (the whole bit)
Frank drove a little sedan
They were so happy

One night Frank was on his way home
From work, stopped at the liquor store,
Picked up a couple Mickey's Big Mouths
Drank 'em in the car on his way
To the Shell station, he got a gallon of
Gas in a can, drove home, doused
Everything in the house, torched it,
Parked across the street, laughing,
Watching it burn, all Halloween
Orange and chimney red then
Frank put on a top forty station
Got on the Hollywood Freeway
Headed north

Never could stand that dog