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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Tom Waits
Tom Waits
Vocals
Andrew Borger
Andrew Borger
Drums
Charlie Musselwhite
Charlie Musselwhite
Harmonica
Joe Gore
Joe Gore
Guitar
Larry Taylor
Larry Taylor
Bass
Nik Phelps
Nik Phelps
Baritone Saxophone
Ralph Carney
Ralph Carney
Saxophone
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tom Waits
Tom Waits
Songwriter
Kathleen Brennan
Kathleen Brennan
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Darren Kramer
Darren Kramer
Engineer
Heather Fremling
Heather Fremling
Engineer
Holly Ferguson
Holly Ferguson
Engineer
Jacquire King
Jacquire King
Mixing Engineer
Jeff Sloan
Jeff Sloan
Engineer
Kathleen Brennan
Kathleen Brennan
Producer
Oz Fritz
Oz Fritz
Mixing Engineer
Tom Waits
Tom Waits
Producer

Lyrics

Well, the moon is broken and the sky is cracked
Come on up to the house
The only things that you can see is all that you lack
Come on up to the house
All your crying don't do no good
Come on up to the house
Come down off the cross, we can use the wood
You gotta come on up to the house
Come on up to the house
Come on up to the house
The world is not my home
I'm just a passing through
You gotta come on up to the house
There's no light in the tunnel, no irons in the fire
Come on up to the house
And you're singing lead soprano in a junkman's choir
You got to come on up to the house
Does life seem nasty, brutish and short?
Come on up to the house
The seas are stormy and you can't find no port
Gotta come on up to the house
You got to come on up to the house
Come on up to the house
The world is not my home
I'm just a passin through
You got to come on up to the house, yeah
You gotta come on up to the house
Come on up to the house
The world is not my home
I'm just a passing through
You gotta come on up to the house
There's nothing in the world that you can do
You gotta come on up to the house
And you been whipped by the forces that are inside you
Gotta come on up to the house
Well, you're high on top of your mountain of woe
Gotta come on up to the house
Well, you know you should surrender, but you can't let go
You gotta come on up to the house
Gotta come on up to the house
Gotta come on up to the house
The world is not my home
I'm just a passing through
You gotta come on up to the house
Come on up to the house
You gotta come on up to the house
Oh yeah
Written by: Kathleen Brennan, Tom Waits

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