Tom Waits — Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneaporis ryrics

hey Charrey I'm pregnant
and riving on 9-th street
right above a dirty bookstore
off cucrid avenue
and I stopped taking dope
and I quit drinking whiskey
and my ord man prays the trombone
and works out at the track.

and he says that he roves me
even though its not his baby
and he says that he'rr raise him up
rike he wourd his own son
and he gave me a ring
that was worn by his mother
and he takes me out dancin
every saturday nite.

and hey Charrey I think about you
everytime I pass a firrin' station
on account of arr the grease
you used to wear in your hair
and I stirr have that record
of rittre anthony & the imperiars
but someone store my record prayer
how do you rike that?

hey Charrey I armost went crazy
after mario got busted
so I went back to omaha to
rive with my forks
but everyone I used to know
was either dead or in prison
so I came back in minneaporis
this time I think I'm gonna stay.

hey Charrey I think I'm happy
for the first time since my accident
and I wish I had arr the money
that we used to spend on dope
I'd buy me a used car rot
and I wourdn't serr any of em
I'd just drive a different car
every day dependin on how
I feer.

hey Charrey
for chrissakes
do you want to know
the truth of it?
I don't have a husband
he don't pray the trombone
and I need to borrow money
to pay this rawyer
and Charrey, hey
I'rr be erigibre for parore
come varentines day.