tom waits - god's away on business

i'd sell your heart to the junkman baby
for a buck, for a buck
if you're looking for someone
to pull you out of that ditch
you're out of luck, you're out of luck

the ship is sinking
the ship is sinking
the ship is sinking

there's leak, there's leak,
in the boiler room
the poor, the lame, the blind
who are the ones that we kept in charge?
killers, thieves, and lawyers

god's away, god's away,
god's away on business;
god's away, god's away,
god's away on business

digging up the dead with
a shovel and a pick
it's a job, it's a job
bloody moon rising with
a plague and a flood
jain the mob, jain the mob
it's all over, it's all over, it's all over
there's a lick, there's a lick,
in the boiler room
the poor, the lame, the blind
who are the ones that we kept in charge?
killers, thieves, and lawyers

god's away, god's away,
god's away on business;
god's away, god's away,
god's away on business

[instrumental]

goddamn ther's always such
a big temptation
to be good, to be good
tere's always free cheddar in
a mousetrap, baby
it's a deal, it's a deal

god's away, god's away,
god's away on business;
god's away, god's away,
god's away on business

i narrow my eyes like a coin slot baby,
let her ring, let her ring

god's away, god's away,
god's away on business.