Warm Beer and Cold Women

Warm beer and cold women, I just don't fit in. Every joint I stumbled into tonight, that's just how it's been. All these double knit strangers with gin and vermouth and recycled stories in the naugahyde booths, with the platinum blondes and tobacco brunettes - I'll be drinkin' to forget you. Lite another cigarette and the band's playin' something by Tammy Wynette. And the drinks are on me tonight. All my conversations I'll just be talkin' about you baby, borin' some sailor as I try to get through. I just want him to listen, that's all you have to do. He said "I'm better off without you" till I showed him my tattoo. Now the moon's rising, ain't got no time to lose, time to get down to drinking. Tell the band to play the blues. Drink's are on me, I'll buy another round. At the last ditch attempt saloon, warm beer and cold women, I just don't fit in. Every joint I stumbled into tonight, that's just how it's been. All these double knit strangers with gin and vermouth and recycled stories in the naugahyde booths, with the platinum blondes and tobacco brunettes - I'll be drinking to forget you. Lite another cigarette and the band's playing somethin'by Johnnie Barnett. And the drinks are on me tonight.
by Tom Waits