Cold Water
Tom Waits
Tom Waits
TOM WAITS
- Cold Water LyricsWell I woke up this morning
with the cold water
with the cold water
with the cold water
Woke up this morning
with the cold water
with the cold water
with the cold
Police at the station
and the don´t look friendly
Well they don´t look friendly
Well they don´t look friendly
Police at the station
and the don´t look friendly
They don´t look friendly well
they don´t
Blind or crippled
Sharp or dull
I´m reading the bible
by a 40 watt bulb
What price freedom
Dirt is my rug
Well I sleep like a baby
with the snakes and the bugs
Well the stores are open
but I ain´t got no $
I ain´t got no $
Stores are open but I
ain´t got no $ain´t got no $
Well I ain´t
Found an old dog a
and he seems to like me
seems to like me
Well he seems to like me
Found an old dog and he
seems to like me
seems to like me
well he seems
See them fellows
with the card board signs
scrapin up a little $
to buy a bottle of wine
Pregnat women and
the Vietnam vets I say
beggin on the freeway
Bout as hard as it gets
Well I slet in the graveyard
it was cool and still
cool and still
it was cool and still
Slept in the graveyard
it was cool and still
cool and still and it
was cool
Slept all night in the Cadar grove
I was born to ramble
born rove
Some men are searchin for
the holy grail
but there ain´t nothin sweeter
than ridin the rails
(Solo)
I look 47 but I´m 24
Well they shooed me away
from here the time before
Turned there their backs
and they locked their doors
I´m watchin T.V. in
the window of a furniture store
Well I woke up this morning
with the cold water
with the cold water
with the cold water
Woke up this morning
with the cold water
with the cold water
with the cold
with the cold water
with the cold water
with the cold water
Woke up this morning
with the cold water
with the cold water
with the cold
Police at the station
and the don´t look friendly
Well they don´t look friendly
Well they don´t look friendly
Police at the station
and the don´t look friendly
They don´t look friendly well
they don´t
Blind or crippled
Sharp or dull
I´m reading the bible
by a 40 watt bulb
What price freedom
Dirt is my rug
Well I sleep like a baby
with the snakes and the bugs
Well the stores are open
but I ain´t got no $
I ain´t got no $
Stores are open but I
ain´t got no $ain´t got no $
Well I ain´t
Found an old dog a
and he seems to like me
seems to like me
Well he seems to like me
Found an old dog and he
seems to like me
seems to like me
well he seems
See them fellows
with the card board signs
to buy a bottle of wine
Pregnat women and
the Vietnam vets I say
beggin on the freeway
Bout as hard as it gets
Well I slet in the graveyard
it was cool and still
cool and still
it was cool and still
Slept in the graveyard
it was cool and still
cool and still and it
was cool
Slept all night in the Cadar grove
I was born to ramble
born rove
Some men are searchin for
the holy grail
but there ain´t nothin sweeter
than ridin the rails
(Solo)
I look 47 but I´m 24
Well they shooed me away
from here the time before
Turned there their backs
and they locked their doors
I´m watchin T.V. in
the window of a furniture store
Well I woke up this morning
with the cold water
with the cold water
with the cold water
Woke up this morning
with the cold water
with the cold water
with the cold
Facts about Cold Water
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Cold Water is written by Kathleen Brennan, Thomas Alan Waits.
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It is first released on April 14, 1999 as part of Tom Waits's album "Mule Variations" which includes 16 tracks in total. This song is the 5th track on this album.
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When we look deeper into its meaning, Tom Waits' 'Cold Water' is one of his masterpieces which reflects the artist's view of the world through quite a gloomy lens. The writer manages to draw the listener in and take them through the hardships of the protagonist's life with just a few words, such as getting up with cold water and face the bad-tempered cops. Tom Waits manages to bring up the subjects of misery, loneliness, resiliency, and so on. He depicts a very difficult life, yet he keeps highlighting the little things which make life bearable like the dog who keeps hanging around and being free to roam around. Sleeping in a graveyard, looking at a TV set through a furniture store window, and the need for freedom from people's struggles all indicate feelings of being cut off from the world and a search for one's place in it even in a very cruel world. Cold Water lyrics focus on despair, social commentary, reflection, solitude and freedom to mention just a few. Simultaneously, the song highlights the positive aspects of struggle and hardship, loneliness and isolation and the quest for meaning. The lyrics cover themes of poverty, homelessness and some social problems, which may not be suitable for young kids to hear without their parents' assistance. The song does contain police references, sleeping in a graveyard, and struggles of people, however, there are not any explicit languages or graphic content.
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Cold Water falls under the genre Rock.
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Cold Water song length is 5 minutes and 23 seconds.
Who wrote Cold Water lyrics?
Cold Water is written by Kathleen Brennan, Thomas Alan Waits.
✔️
When was Cold Water released?
It is first released on April 14, 1999 as part of Tom Waits's album "Mule Variations" which includes 16 tracks in total. This song is the 5th track on this album.
✔️
What is the meaning behind Cold Water lyrics?
When we look deeper into its meaning, Tom Waits' 'Cold Water' is one of his masterpieces which reflects the artist's view of the world through quite a gloomy lens. The writer manages to draw the listener in and take them through the hardships of the protagonist's life with just a few words, such as getting up with cold water and face the bad-tempered cops. Tom Waits manages to bring up the subjects of misery, loneliness, resiliency, and so on. He depicts a very difficult life, yet he keeps highlighting the little things which make life bearable like the dog who keeps hanging around and being free to roam around. Sleeping in a graveyard, looking at a TV set through a furniture store window, and the need for freedom from people's struggles all indicate feelings of being cut off from the world and a search for one's place in it even in a very cruel world. Cold Water lyrics focus on despair, social commentary, reflection, solitude and freedom to mention just a few. Simultaneously, the song highlights the positive aspects of struggle and hardship, loneliness and isolation and the quest for meaning. The lyrics cover themes of poverty, homelessness and some social problems, which may not be suitable for young kids to hear without their parents' assistance. The song does contain police references, sleeping in a graveyard, and struggles of people, however, there are not any explicit languages or graphic content.
✔️
Which genre is Cold Water?
Cold Water falls under the genre Rock.
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How long is the song Cold Water?
Cold Water song length is 5 minutes and 23 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Kathleen Brennan, Thomas Alan Waits
Record Label(s): 1999 Anti
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