OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Featured In

Listen to Frank’s Wild Years (2023 Remaster) by Tom Waits
ALBUMFrank’s Wild Years (2023 Remaster)Tom Waits
Listen to Tom Waits Essentials featuring Tom Waits
PLAYLISTTom Waits EssentialsApple Music Alternative
Listen to Tom Waits: Deep Cuts featuring Tom Waits
PLAYLISTTom Waits: Deep CutsApple Music Alternative
Listen to Modest Mouse: Influences featuring Tom Waits
PLAYLISTModest Mouse: InfluencesApple Music Indie
Listen to Pierre Lapointe: Winter, Love, and Melancholy featuring Tom Waits
PLAYLISTPierre Lapointe: Winter, Love, and MelancholyApple Music
Listen to Los Rodríguez: Influences featuring Tom Waits
PLAYLISTLos Rodríguez: InfluencesApple Music
Listen to Selects: Tim Sweeney featuring Tom Waits
PLAYLISTSelects: Tim SweeneyApple Music Electronic

Top Songs By Tom Waits

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Tom Waits
Tom Waits
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tom Waits
Tom Waits
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Tom Waits
Tom Waits
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
The bats are in the belfry
The dew is on the moor
Where are the arms that held me
And pledged her love before?
And pledged her love before
[Chorus]
And it's such a sad old feeling
All the fields are soft and green
It's memories that I'm stealing
But you're innocent when you dream
When you dream, you're innocent when you dream
When you dream, you're innocent when you dream
[Verse 2]
I made a golden promise
That we would never part
I gave my love a locket
And then I broke her heart
And then I broke her heart
[Chorus]
And it's such a sad old feeling
All of the fields are soft and green
And it's memories that I'm stealing
But you're innocent when you dream
When you dream, you're innocent when you dream
When you dream, you're innocent when you dream
[Verse 3]
We're running through the graveyard
And we laughed, my friends and I
We swore we'd be together
Until the day we die
Until the day we die
[Chorus]
It's such a sad old feeling
All of the fields are soft and green
And it's memories that I'm stealing
But you're innocent when you dream
When you dream, you're innocent when you dream
When you dream, you're innocent when you dream
And it's such a sad old feeling
The fields are soft and green
And it's memories that I'm stealing
But you're innocent when you dream
When you dream, you're innocent when you dream
When you dream, you're innocent when you dream
Written by: Tom Waits

Shazam Footer

Select language:

Company

Legal

Google Play Store
Apple App Store
Chrome Web Store
Galaxy Store

Follow Us

© Copyright 2025 Apple Inc. and its affiliates | Supplier Responsibility
instagramSharePathic_arrow_out