Tom Waits - Falling Down lyrics

I come five hundred miles

Just to see her halo

I come from St. Petersburg

Scarlett and me,

And I opened my eyes

I was blind as could be

When you give a man luck

He must fall in the sea,

And she wants you to steal

and get caught,

For she loves you

For all that you are not,

When you're falling down 3x

Falling down, falling down.

You forget all the roses

Don't come out on Sunday.

She's not gonna choose you

For standing so tall.

Go on take a swig

Of that poison and like it,

Now don't ask for silverware

Don't ask for nothing.

Go on and put your ear to the ground,

You know you'll be hearing that sound,

Falling down, you're falling down.

Go on down an' see that wrecking ball

come swinging on along

Everyone knew that hotel was a goner.

They broke all the windows

And took all the doorknobs

And they hauled it away

In a couple of days.

Now someone yell timber,

And Take off your hat

Its a lot smaller down here

on the ground,

you're falling down,

Falling down. (repeat)

Thanks to Tom Waits for these lyrics