Lyrics Tom Waits – Altar Boy
Text:
He’s an ol’ altar boy
Lying out there in the street
He’s an ol’ alter boy
Bound up in leather and chains
That’s why I’m feeling so blue
I’m an old altar boy
What about you?
I’m an old altar boy
What about you?
Now, I can order in Latin
Make ’em au gratin, Joe
I’m an old altar boy
That’s why I’m so depressed
I never got the rest of the dream
Just the ritual
Now I’m habitual
Majoring in crimes that are unspeakable
Cause I’m an old altar boy
That’s what happened to me.
I’m an old altar boy
He’s hoping he can meet a woman dressed like a nun
He knows there’s got to be some around here
Drinking across from the church
A little Father Cribari wine
On a Sunday morn’ time.
I’m an old altar boy.
Why is he winking at this time in his life?
He never took a wife, cause he’s an old altar boy
Oh, yeah…
What about you?
Album
Tom Waits – Orphans: Disc 3 - Bastards
Tom Waits – Nirvana
Tom Waits – What Keeps Mankind Alive
Tom Waits – Children’s Story
Tom Waits – Heigh Ho! (The Dwarfs’ Marching Song)
Tom Waits – Army Ants
Tom Waits – Books Of Moses
Tom Waits – Two Sisters
Tom Waits – First Kiss
Tom Waits – Dog Door
Tom Waits – Missing My Son
Tom Waits – Home I’ll Never Be
Tom Waits – Poor Little Lamb
Tom Waits – Altar Boy
Tom Waits – The Pontiac
Tom Waits – Spidey’s Wild Ride
Tom Waits – King Kong
Tom Waits – On The Road
Tom Waits – Dog Treat