Everything Goes to Hell

Everything Goes to Hell
Tom Waits
Blood Money

Why be sweet, why be careful, why be 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 says he'll pay
A lawyer when he cares
A snake when he's sleeping
A drunkard when he prays
I don't believe you go to heaven when you're good
And everything goes to hell, anyway...

Laissez-faire, mon amour, c'est la vie
Shall I return to shore or swim back out to sea?
The world don't care what a soldier does in town,
It's all hanging in the windows by the pound.
And everything goes to hell, anyway...

I only want to hear your purr and hear your moan,
There is another man who brings the money home.
I don't want dishes in the sink,
Please ask me what I feel or what I think.
There's a few things that I never could believe
A woman when she weeps
A merchant when he swears
A thief who says he'll pay
A lawyer when he cares
A snake when he's sleeping
A drunkard when he prays
I don't believe you go to heaven when you're good
And everything goes to hell, anyway...