Tom Waits

Everything Goes to Hell Lyrics



Why be sweet, why be careful, why he 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's a few things that I never could believe

A woman when she weeps

A merchant when he swears

A thief who'll 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 mon (mi) amour, c'est la vie

Shall I return to shore or swim

Back out to sea?

The world don't care what a sailor

Does in the town

It's all hanging in the windows

By the pound

I don't believe you go to heaven

When you're good

Everything goes to hell, anyway...



I only wanna hear your purr and hear you moan

You have 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

Theres a few things that I never could believe...

A woman when she weeps

A merchant when he swears

A thief who'll 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...



Everything goes to hell, anyway...