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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Tom Waits
Tom Waits
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tom Waits
Tom Waits
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Geoff Howe
Geoff Howe
Engineer
Dayton Burr Howe
Dayton Burr Howe
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Liar, liar with your pants on fire
White spades hanging on the telephone wire
Gamblers reevaluate along the dotted line
You'll never recognize yourself on heartattack and vine
[Verse 2]
Doctor, lawyer, beggarman, thief
Philly Joe remarkable looks on in disbelief
If you want a taste of madness, have to wait in line
You'll probably see someone you know on heartattack and vine
[Verse 3]
Boney's high on china white, Shorty found a punk
Don't you know there ain't no devil, there's just God when he's drunk
Well, this stuff will probably kill you, let's do another line
What you say you meet me down on heartattack and vine?
[Verse 4]
See that little Jersey girl in the see-through top
With the peddle pushers sucking on a soda pop
Well, I bet she's still a virgin but it's only twenty five till nine
You can see a million of 'em on heartattack and vine
[Verse 5]
Better off in Iowa against your scrambled eggs
Than crawling down Cahuenga on a broken pair of legs
You'll find your ignorance is blissful every goddamn time
You're waiting for the R-T-D on heartattack and vine
[Verse 6]
Boney's high on china white, Shorty found a pu-pu-punk
Don't you know there ain't no devil, there's just God when he's drunk
Well, this stuff will probably kill you, let's do another line
What you say you meet me down on heartattack and vine?
[Verse 7]
Liar, liar with your pants on fire
White spades hanging on the telephone wire
Gamblers reevaluate along the dotted line
Never recognize yourself on heartattack and vine
[Verse 8]
Doctor, lawyer, beggarman, thief
Philly Joe remarkable looks on in disbelief
If you want a taste of madness, you'll have to wait in line
You'll probably see someone you know on heartattack and vine
[Verse 9]
See that little Jersey girl in the see-through top
With the peddle pushers sucking on a soda pop
Well, I bet she's still a virgin but it's only twenty five till nine
You can see a million of 'em on heartattack and vine
[Verse 10]
Boney's high on china white, Shorty found a punk
Don't you know there ain't no devil, there's just God when he's drunk
Well, this stuff will probably kill you, let's do another line
What you say you meet me down on heartattack and vine?
Written by: Tom Waits
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