Frank’s Wild Years - Swordfishtrombones - Tom Waits

Frank settled down in the Valley
And he 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 30000 loan at
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 of mickey's big mouth's
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
Frank put on a top forty station
Got on the hollywood freeway
Headed north
Never could stand that dog