Tom Waits - Missing My Son Lyrics






I was in a line at the supermarket the other day, and uhm... y'know, I had all my things on the little conveyor belt there. And uh... there's a gal in front of me that is uh.. well, she's staring at me and I'm getting a little nervous and uh, she continues to stare at me. And I uh, I keep looking the other way. And then, finally she comes over closer to me and she says: "I apologize for staring, that must have been annoying. I, I... You look so much like my son, who died. I just can't take my eyes off you." And she precedes to go into her purse and she pulls out a photograph of her son who'd died. And uh, he looks absolutely nothing like me. In fact he's... Chinese. Uh... anyway, we chatted a little bit. And uh, she says: "I'm sorry, I have to ask you. Would you mind, as I leave the supermarket here, would you mind saying "Goodbye mom" to me? I, I know it's a strange request but I haven't heard my son saying "Goodbye mom" to me, and "So long" and it would mean so much to me to hear it. And uh, if you don't mind I... " And I said: "Well, you know, okay, yeah, sure. Eh.. uh... I can say that." And, and so, she uh gets her groceries all checked out. And uh, as she's going out the door she waves at me and she hollers across the store: "Goodbye son!" And I look up and I wave and I say: "Goodbye mom!" And then she goes, and uh... So I get my few things there, on the conveyor belt and the checker checks out my things. And uh, and he gives me the total and he says: "That'll be four hundred and seventy nine dollars." Uh... and I said: "Well, how is that possible! I've only got a little tuna fish, and uh some skimmed milk, and uh mustard and a loaf of bread..." He goes: "Well, well you're also paying for the groceries for your mother. She uh, told me you'd take care of the bill for her." And I said: "Well, wait a minute! That's not my mother!" And he says: "Well I distinctly heard her say as she left the store "Bye son!" and you said "Bye mom!" and so what are you trying to say here, uh..." I said: "Well, JESUS!" And I looked out into the parking lot and she was just getting into her car. And I ran out there. And she was just closing the door, and she had a little bit of her leg sticking out of the door and she was pulling away and I grabbed her leg and I started PULLING it! Just the way... I'm pulling yours...





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  1. M.... M....

    Tom waits your performance in the ballad of buster Scruggs as the prospector literally brought me to tears. You singing mother machree was just..... Amazing. I've tried my own hand at gold panning... And ... Just thank you. I cry every time I watch it. Maybe one day I'll find my own Mr pocket. Okay thanks I love you kbye

    M.... M....

    Yes, he was real good.

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    Langer lol

  3. T.... S....

    i saw it on facebook

  4. E.... S....

    Perpare to get trolled by waits!

  5. A.... ....

    Genius... Pure genius!
    P.S. He kind of sounds like Heath Ledger's "Joker"... Or is it the other way around?

    A.... ....

    +AbY41 Heath HAD to have listened to Tom Waits before creating his version of the Joker. The voice, the phrasing, the mumbling. It's uncanny.

    A.... ....

    Heath's Joker is modeled after TW

  6. I.... a....

    Lol u jus wasted my time

    I.... a....

    I liked the story. Is that why I dont get this?

  7. s.... ....

    I've heard this a million times, but I listened anyway to hear Tom Waits tell it

  8. J.... ....

    Isn't that a Story telled by Julian Smith in a wonderful shortfilm ? Called "Bitch" by Julian Smith ^^ but i can't find it anymore :/

  9. p.... ....

    Two lighters a day.

  10. p.... ....

    LMFAO i replied the same thing and saw your comment

  11. p.... ....

    all of them

  12. �.... �....

    Trolling Level : Tom Waits !!!

  13. D.... ....

    @circa2O11 All the cigarettes.

  14. m.... ....

    WHY SO SERIOUS?

  15. T.... Y....

    How many packs of cigarettes should I smoke a day if I want to sound like this?

    T.... Y....

    Thom Yorke all of them

    T.... Y....

    @Echo Harte
    @ once

  16. B.... R....

    Watched a video in my Spanish class a year or so back. No joke this whole skit he just went through is 100% from that video, I was waiting for him to offer some special insight or some special way he interpreted it to make it funny but nope, exactly the same. ='(

  17. r.... ....

    @joeat963 as old as which hills? I live in Saskatchewan and it's rather flat.

  18. m.... ....

    lyk dis if u cri evry tim.

    m.... ....

    Tears UV LAughter 😆😂😂😂😍

  19. G.... ....

    @AcidOverseer When you're pulling someone's leg..you're tricking them..he wasn't serious about the story. It was all a big joke.

  20. H.... ....

    im i the only one who got scared at his laugh at the end

  21. A.... C....

    Sorry for being a idiot but what does he mean i don't know what the point of the story is. is it some kind of ha i got you type or deal or some philosophical line

  22. A.... T....

    @IcyFluff When someone is 'pulling your leg'. It means they are trying to trick you. It's a commonly used phrase.

  23. S.... ....

    I don't get it, is it a joke? What does he mean by just the way I'm pulling yours?

  24. L.... M....

    Trololololo

  25. y.... ....

    Of course Tom Waits would end a three hour album with this.

  26. f.... ....

    Tom Waits is The Man.

  27. z.... ....

    Awesome!

  28. o.... ....

    seeee meeeeee aarrrrssssseee , lol

  29. E.... ....

    I don't understand this

  30. R.... ....

    Well ok, you managed it. You made your son happy.

  31. R.... ....

    Well, thank you for information Joe xD , but next time rate just like u would, the way your fair mind thinks! And yes mom, the checks are paid!

  32. M.... P....

    hahhahahaha