Tom Waits - Road To Peace Lyrics






Young Abdel Mahdi (Shahmay) was only 18 years old,
He was the youngest of nine children, never spent a night away from home.
And his mother held his photograph, opening the New York Times
To see the killing has intensified along the road to peace

There was a tall, thin boy with a whispy moustache disguised as an orthodox Jew
On a crowded bus in Jerusalem, some had survived World War Two
And the thunderous explosion blew out windows 200 yards away
With more retribution and seventeen dead along the road to peace

Now at King George Ave and Jaffa Road passengers boarded bus 14a
In the aisle next to the driver Abdel Mahdi (Shahmay)
And the last thing that he said on earth is "God is great and God is good"
And he blew them all to kingdom come upon the road to peace

Now in response to this another kiss of death was visited upon
Yasser Taha, Israel says is an Hamas senior militant
And Israel sent four choppers in, flames engulfed, tears wide open
And it killed his wife and his three year old child leaving only blackened skeletons

It's found his toddlers bottle and a pair of small shoes and they waved them in front of the cameras
But Israel says they did not know that his wife and child were in the car
There are roadblocks everywhere and only suffering on TV
Neither side will ever give up their smallest right along the road to peace

Israel launched it's latest campaign against Hamas on Tuesday
Two days later Hamas shot back and killed five Israeli soldiers
So thousands dead and wounded on both sides most of them middle eastern civilians
They fill the children full of hate to fight an old man's war and die upon the road to peace

"And this is our land we will fight with all our force" say the Palastinians and the Jews
Each side will cut off the hand of anyone who tries to stop the resistance
If the right eye offends thee then you must pluck it out
And Mahmoud Abbas said Sharon had been lost out along the road to peace

Once Kissinger said "we have no friends, America only has interests"
Now our president wants to be seen as a hero and he's hungry for re-election
But Bush is reluctant to risk his future in the fear of his political failures
So he plays chess at his desk and poses for the press 10,000 miles from the road to peace

In the video that they found at the home of Abdel Mahdi (Shahmay)
He held a Kalashnikov rifle and he spoke with a voice like a boy
He was an excellent student, he studied so hard, it was as if he had a future
He told his mother that he had a test that day out along the road to peace

The fundamentalist killing on both sides is standing in the path of peace
But tell me why are we arming the Israeli army with guns and tanks and bullets?
And if God is great and God is good why can't he change the hearts of men?
Well maybe God himself is lost and needs help
Maybe God himself he needs all of our help
Maybe God himself is lost and needs help
He's out upon the road to peace

Well maybe God himself is lost and needs help
Maybe God himself he needs all of our help
And he's lost upon the road to peace
And he's lost upon the road to peace
Out upon the road to peace.





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  1. j.... w....

    never heard a political song from Tom before

  2. J.... T....

    Love this. Not just some cliche lazy peace song. Poetic but with a hard foundation of reality.

  3. k.... k....

    Why this song is so damn good?

    Why this song is so damn good?
    Why this song is so damn good?
    Why this song is so damn good?
    Why this song is so damn good?
    Why this song is so damn good?
    Why this song is so damn good?

  4. C.... ....

    Bone chilling !

  5. n.... g....

    The fundamentalist killing on both sides is standing in the path of peace
    But tell me why are we arming the Israeli army with guns and tanks and bullets?
    And if God is great and God is good why can't he change the hearts of men?
    Well maybe God himself is lost and needs help
    Maybe God himself he needs all of our help
    Maybe God himself is lost and needs help
    He's out upon the road to peace

  6. k.... ....

    This feels very Bob Dylan in the best way possible.

  7. A.... Y....

    Wow...man...this is hard. I've been such a fan of Tom since I discovered him, but this makes my skin crawl. Musicians should never go into politics and share their opinions. Israel-Palestine issue cannot be approached neutrally or objectively. You will be taking a side whether you want to or not.
    Tom has clearly taken the palestinian side.

    "But tell me why are we arming the Israeli army with guns and tanks and bullets?"
    - Israel would cease to exist and the Jews would be driven to the sea.

    "Israel launched it's latest campaign against Hamas on Tuesday
    Two days later Hamas shot back and killed five Israeli soldiers"
    - More likely Hamas lauches the campaigns and Israel responds.

    "He told his mother that he had a test that day out along the road to peace"
    - More likely his mother is the one who encouraged the "martyrdom".

    "And if God is great and God is good why can't he change the hearts of men?"
    - God is great and God is good. He could change the hearts of men, but he wants you, Tom, to change it for yourself. And while you're at it, change the way you think. Israel is not the aggressor, never has been. Islam is the aggressor. You could come to understanding if you'd study the ideology of Islam. Newspapers, journalists and politicians are talking about the "terrible ideology of ISIS", but they never analyze and explain what it is, the ideology of the Islamic State. You would be surprised if you would read the Biography of Muhammad (Sirat) by Ibn Ishaq (or Ibn Hisham).

    A.... Y....

    God knows. But that's all he does

  8. E.... F....

    Allah mısın be adam!

  9. V.... B....

    Thank GOD for Tom Waits

  10. W.... Q....

    It was as if he had a future...

  11. G.... D....

    They fill the children full of hate to fight an old man's war
    And die upon the road to peace
    chillz...

  12. Z.... C....

    TOM RULES

  13. E.... C....

    not to bash on the west as a whole, but its kind of impressive just how much discord can be sown by large powerful nations being irresponsible around cultural borders. national borders are there for a reason, squeezing another culture group into those borders, or drawing borders in the middle east or in africa across cultural groups, is not gonna work. violating these primal human principles with force is always gonna lead to chaos

  14. J.... V....

    october 1 2018 ?

  15. c.... ....

    Maybe you understand now, or never! And in the end , you´re nothing but another useless nationalist, sam srulevich

  16. c.... ....

    Young Abdel Madi Shabneh was only 18 years old
    The youngest of 9 children
    He'd never spent a night away from home
    And his mother held his photograph
    Up in the New York Times
    You see the killing has intensified
    Along the road to peace

    He was a tall thin boy with a wispy moustache
    Disguised as an Orthodox Jew
    On a crowded bus in Jerusalem
    Some had survived World War II
    And the thunderous explosion
    Blew out windows 200 yards away
    More retribution and 17 dead
    Along the road to peace

    Now at King George Avenue and Jaffa Road
    Passengers boarded bus 14A
    In the aisle next to the driver Abdel Madi Shabneh
    The last thing that he said on earth
    Was God is great and God is good
    And he blew them all to kingdom come
    Upon the road to peace

    Now in response to this
    Another kiss of death was visited upon
    Yashir Tehah Israel said is an
    Hamas Senior militant
    Israel sent 4 choppers in
    Flames engulfed his white Opel
    And it killed his wife and his 3-year-old child
    Leaving only blackened skeletons

    They found a toddler's bottle
    And a pair of small shoes
    And they waved them in front of the cameras
    But Israel said they did not know that
    That his wife and child were in the car
    There are roadblocks everywhere
    And only suffering on TV
    Neither side will ever give up their smallest right
    Along the road to peace

    Israel launched its latest campaign
    Against Hamas on Tuesday
    Two days later Hamas shot back
    And killed five Israeli soldiers
    Though thousands dead and wounded on both sides
    Most of them Middle Eastern civilians
    They fill their children full of hate
    To fight an old man's war and die
    Upon the road to peace

    'This is our land. We will fight with all our force,'
    Say the Palastinians and the Jews
    And each side will cut off the hand of
    Anyone who tries to stop the resistance
    If the right eye offends thee
    Then you must pluck it out
    And Mahmoud Abbas and Sharon had been lost
    Along the road to peace

    Once Kissinger said
    We have no friends
    America only has interests
    And now our president wants to be seen as a hero
    And he's hungry for re-election
    Bush is reluctant to risk his future
    With the fear of his political failures
    So he plays chess at his desk
    And poses for the press
    Ten thousand miles
    From the road to peace

    In a video that they found
    At the home of Abdel Madi Shabneh
    He held a Kalashnikov rifle
    And he spoke with the voice like a boy
    He was an excellent student
    He studied so hard
    It was as if he had a future
    He told his mother
    He had a test that day
    Out along the road to peace

    The fundamentalist killing on both sides
    Is standing in the path of peace
    And tell me
    Why are we arming the Israeli army
    With guns and tanks and bullets
    If God is great and God is good
    Why can't he change the hearts of men
    Well maybe God himself
    Is lost and needs help
    Maybe God himself
    He needs all of our help
    Maybe God himself
    Is lost and needs help
    He's out upon the road to peace

    Maybe God himself is lost and needs help
    Maybe God himself he needs all of our help
    And he's lost upon the road to peace
    And he's lost upon the road to peace
    Out upon the road to peace

  17. m.... g....

    WHY THE FUCK WOULD A TOM WAITES VIDEO SUPPORT FUCKING blagojeviCH>? i CAN NOT FUCKING BELIEVE THAT THIS FUCKING CRIMINAL THAT TRIED TO SELL A GOVERNMENT SEAT TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER "IS NOW FREE TO FUCK OVER EVERYONE HE COULDN'T FUCK OVER BEFORE" i WILL KILL HIM MYSELF YOU WEAK FUCKING POLITICIANS! Does no one get how fucked up Trump is? He is treating his tenure as a President like a Mafia Boss. So fuck you rillfilmjvideo.com

    m.... g....

    Calm down! You´re right, but think about , we´re living in mad world and
    the World does not belong to TRUMP or the USA. This is Tom Waits!!!

  18. S.... S....

    The song talks about the problems on both sides. It isn't saying either side is "better" or "worse", just that that both are wrong.

    S.... S....

    the tough part is figuring out who is less wrong

    S.... S....

    Yep! You are just right! But people want to stay in their,many times" fucked up" bubble. Sad but true, but that is,
    why i hate people!

  19. B.... R....

    Road To Peace.............

  20. G.... S....

    fuck israel

  21. c.... b....

    Good Anti war song

  22. C.... ....

    man that war has been going on forever. Might be the longest going war of our modern time

    C.... ....

    korean war is longer than the israeli occupation of palestine

    C.... ....

    and they fill the children full of hate to fight an old man's war out along the road to peace

  23. s.... E....

    Beautiful intelligent man, ooh Tom .... :)

  24. d.... d....

    Tom's brilliant - the road to peace cuts both ways

    d.... d....

    The cool thing is that it's shitty people getting cut!

  25. A.... ....

    Klezmer reconstructed

  26. N.... ....

    Looks like 33 Zionazi’s don’t like this song. Trump collided with Satanyahu this week to recognize the city of Jerusalem as Israel ‘s Capital. Another detour on the Road to Peace. The demons never are satisfied; they demand more blood.

    N.... ....

    This song has no political opinion. It's describing an exist situation that both Zionists and Palestinian are aware of. There's no need to use filthy words.

  27. A.... P....

    what does he say before the music begins

  28. C.... R....

    worst Tom Waits song ever

  29. F.... M....

    Finally, Toma Waits joins the army of "Jew Wise"

  30. t.... ....

    Wait's is one of my favorite singer / song writers. I think this song says it all about the road to peace..
    Peace and Breathe...

  31. M.... W....

    And now Trump, our last American hope, joins the push for the Greater Israel Project. Bye bye, America!

  32. E.... F....

    bush just plays chess and sits behind his desk, poses for the press ten thousand miles from the road to peace.

    E.... F....

    not anymore

  33. A.... K....

    Mankind is by far the most cruel animal. We destroy ourselves & the environment over petty ideological disagreements that amount to little, if anything in the greater scheme of things. Politics & religions have been used to condition people into justifying horrendous atrocities the world over for millennia. Underlying it all is a self-seeking for validation, & of-course influence over the masses via wealth & power. The world is paying the price for our ignorance & greed. We are in the midst of the 6th mass extinction, the only mass extinction ever caused by a species of animal.. Way to go people!!!

    A.... K....

    Well said, one of the most sane comments I did read here.

    A.... K....

    "home and community are petty ideology"
    How's 9th grade going?

  34. V.... T....

    I've listened to this song so many times and really did enjoy it.....but for the first time i feel i really "heard" it.

  35. R.... J....

    we are civilised to death,,,

  36. �.... P....

    Efsanevi.

    �.... P....

    eyvallaha

    �.... P....

    çapulçu Pilavyer geldiğinde haber et dostum burdan faceden bir yerden yaz biralarımızı içip izmir ve kadınlar hakkında konuşalım :D

    �.... P....

    çok mutlu olurum dostum referandumda ordayım.

    �.... P....

    istanbuldaki biranız da benden müzikten anlayan arkadaşlarım :)

  37. u.... e....

    genç abdel mahdi (shahmay) daha 18 yaşındaydı
    9 kardeşin en küçüğüydü ve bir geceyi bile evden ayrı geçirmemişti.
    ve annesi onun fotoğrafını tutup new york times'ı açtı ve
    ölümü görmek barışa giden yol’da yoğunlaşmamızı sağladı
    uzun, zayıf ve yeni yetme bıyığı olan yahudi kılığına girmiş bir çocuk
    kudüs'te bazılarının 2. dünya savaşı’ndan sağ kalanların olduğu dolu bir otobüsteydi
    ve gök gürültüsü bir patlama camları 200 yard öteye fırlattı
    daha fazla intikam ve misilleme ile barışa giden yol boyunca 17 ölü vardı.
    king george ave'de jaffa road yolcuları 14 a otobüsündeydiler
    şöförün yanında da abdel mahdi shahmay;
    ve dünya üzerinde söylediği son şey; "tanrı yüce ve iyidir" idi.
    ve barışa giden yoldaki her şeyi havaya uçurdu.
    ve buna karşılık olarak bir ölüm öpücüğü daha verildi
    yasser taha israil’e göre hamas'ın elebaşlarından
    üzerine 4 helikopter gitti ve her yeri alevler yuttu gözyaşları çıktı...
    ve bu onun 3 yaşındaki çocuğunu geride siyah iskeletler kalana dek yaktı.
    enkazdan biberon, br kücük çift ayakkabı çıktı ve kameralara sergilendi
    ama israil çocuğu ve karısının arabada olduğunu bilmediğini açıkladı.
    her yerde barikat var ve televizyonda mahşer
    hiçbir taraf barışa giden yol’daki en ufak hakkından bile vazgeçmeyecek
    israil, hamas planını salı günü açıkladı
    2 gün sonra hamas karşılık vererek 5 israilli askeri öldürdü.
    2 tarafta da binlerce yaralı ve ölü vardı, çoğu da orta doğulu siviller
    çocukları nefretle doldurdular, yaşlı adamların savaşlarında çarpışsınlar diye.
    "burası bizim ve son neferine kadar savaşacagız’" dedi yahudi ve filistinliler
    2 tarafta direnişi durduran taraflarla bağları koparıyordu
    sonuçta inceldiği yerden kopardı...
    ve mahmoud abbas sharon barışa giden yolda kayboldu dedi...
    bi' keresinde kissenger "amerika'nın dostu yok , yatırımları var" demişti
    ve şu an başkan kahraman gibi görülmek istiyor ve oya muhtaç.
    ama bush politik bir hata ile geleceğı tehlikeye atmak istemiyor
    ve barışa giden yol’dan on binlerce mil ötede masasında satranç oynayıp basına poz veriyor
    abdel mahdi (shahmay)'in evindeki bulunan videoda
    kalaşnikov tutuyor ve bir cocuk edası ile konusuyor
    “harika bir öğrenciydi, çok ders çalışırdı, tabii keske bir geleceği olsaydı
    o gün annesine barışa giden yol’dan uzakta sınavı olduğunu söylemişti.
    fundamentalistler barışa giden yol’da duran herkesi öldürüyorlar
    ama şunu de bana, “neden israil ordusuna tank, silah ve mermi veriyoruz?”
    “…ve eğer tanrı yüce ve iyi ise neden askerlerin kalplerini değiştirmiyor?”
    belki tanrı kaybolmuş ve yardımımıza ihtiyaç duyuyordur
    belki tanrı kaybolmuş ve yardımımıza ihtiyaç duyuyordur
    belki tanrı kaybolmuş ve yardımımıza ihtiyaç duyuyordur…

  38. F.... F....

    We liked your video, amazing channel, stop by ours and say hi sometime :)

  39. K.... S....

    What a great message!

  40. A.... O....

    For a man who can write an amazing song full of hidden meaning, symbolism, and metaphor, I'm shocked he's equally good at writing an excellent song with none of that, yet still twists a knife under the heart.

    A.... O....

    Such a unique individual, hard not to idolize such authenticity.

    A.... O....

    I have listened to a lot of his music and didn't know he wrote protest songs until now Adam Omidpanah. You are right, this is different from his other music.

    A.... O....

    I thought I had, Where is Waldo. I did not realize he had written so many songs.

    A.... O....

    @coreycox2345 I am streaming a mix this is 84 of 433

    A.... O....

    I don't know if he writes a lot of protest songs--but--see Day after tomorrow and the unbelievable --Hoist That Rag---see if you can guess what rag he means

  41. N.... F....

    Love Tom Waits and this awesome song.

    There is clearly a lot of sandy vaginas in the comments section, maybe a tampon shortage in Israel.

    N.... F....

    +Ned Flanders Numerous lifetimes of lies stacked on top of belief in ones' own shit'll have that effect on a peoples.

  42. N.... M....

    http://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/13/world/the-mideast-turmoil-suicide-bomber-a-sudden-violent-end-for-a-promising-youth.html

  43. C.... D....

    Sounds a lot like Lemmy here.

    C.... D....

    You mean Lemmy Sounds like him

  44. m.... ....

    I love Waits, but this song just SUCKS! Boring, boring, boring! And his voice sounds like shit on this song too.
    Don't ever do this again, Waits....just don't EVER!

    m.... ....

    Are you sure it's not because of the message? FUCK Israel!

    m.... ....

    dude calm down, you need some water?

    m.... ....

    also mighty whitey you realise hes clearly against both sides right?

    m.... ....

    mandolinda6 attention seeker. . or maybe ur a jew

    m.... ....

    As an artist it's cathartic to write your political views out every once in a while. I can understand why he put this on an album of b sides though, it's quite long winded.

  45. s.... ....

    If it wasn't for Tom Waits, I wouldn't listen to music at all.

  46. j.... ....

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78YpvJI6eSw

  47. S.... H....

    goddamn i love this haunting melody, the smart lyric, the backing jam is slick as a con job gone right..........

  48. h.... ....

    fill the children full of hate to fight an old mans war. sounds ligit

  49. N.... C....

    for you all this evening

  50. T.... ....

    the whole album is a masterpiece..i love it...someone stole it from me...gonna buy it again

    T.... ....

    you sure it didnt fall behind the stove?

  51. R.... a....

    How would any of you like to be removed from your home of 40 years and pushed to the West Bank?

    R.... a....

    How'd you feel to be Palestinian? You piece of shit

  52. J.... M....

    That line about Bush playing chess on his desk ten thousand miles from the road to peace is such a powerful image.

    J.... M....

    Replace Bush with Obozo!

    J.... M....

    It is. And all you have to do is change his name out for Obama or Trump and it will still be just as true.

    J.... M....

    Politicians in any country with firepower.

    J.... M....

    Waits should have said "checkers"

    J.... M....

    It's even more accurate if you imagine Bush calling the knights "horsies."

  53. �.... ....

    本当に良い曲です。
    日本で聞きたい。

  54. S.... ....

    Israel, consider the past of your people. Grant love to those whose land you stole.

    S.... ....

    @Shan Oakley and, yes, Ben Gurion had less concern for Arabic communities than he did for Jewish ones. That is well-documented, He did extend the olive branch at times, but he was ruthless towards them if they threatened the security of the state, The least aggressive Arabic communities were the ones left standing after the War of Independence

    S.... ....

    +Shan Oakley Reaching your homeland comes with a price. Past is to be learned, but time and situation change attitude. People like you forgot what is to "Know your Enemy". Islam is no human rights, fighting Arabs is to fight with overwhelming power, to deter, and not to pour mercy upon your foxy enemy.

    S.... ....

    +Shan, or what, you'll send a 14 year old boy to blow them to hell on the Road to Peace?

    S.... ....

    who did they steal it from? The british empire? The ottoaman empire? Saladin? The crusaders? The arab expansion? The Sassanids? The Romans? The greeks?...face it dude...that area never belonged to anybody but to the ones that could defend it...and the jews are doing an excellent job at it...at least nowadays ;-)

    S.... ....

    @Jonah Paritzky its a really horrible situation. Completely understand why the Jews needed a nation with a history of expulsions but I can't help but think the British was instrumental in deciding it should be surrounded by Arab nations.

  55. J.... L....

    I've just listen to the song again! Sorry mate! For what i've said! Hope you get that  one! Bless on your path mate!

  56. Z.... ....

    <3 israel, get rid of the terrorists

    Z.... ....

    thank you nazi sir

    Z.... ....

    Nationalism is euphemized racism. Are you chumps really praising fascism?

    Z.... ....

    racism is love. without racism there would be no races. nationalism is good, in history every attempt of mixing races and cultures ends horribly

    Z.... ....

    Jews aren't a race, just another fake religion

    Z.... ....

    I wish you told that to those ppl who perished in the camps, I am sure they would have gladly convert to Catholicism instead of getting murdered because they were Jewish......

  57. O.... ....

    Shabneh was only 18 years old,
    He was the youngest of nine children, never spent a night away from home.
    And his mother held his photograph up in the New York Times
    You see the killing has intensified along the road to peace

    He was a tall, thin boy with a whispy moustache disguised as an orthodox Jew
    On a crowded bus in Jerusalem, some had survived World War Two
    And the thunderous explosion blew out windows 200 yards away
    With more retribution and seventeen dead along the road to peace

    Now at King George Ave and Jaffa Road passengers boarded bus 14a
    In the aisle next to the driver Abdel Madi Shabnet
    And the last thing that he said on earth is "God is great and God is good"
    And he blew them all to kingdom come upon the road to peace

    Now in response to this another kiss of death was visited upon
    Yasser Taha, Israel says is an Hamas senior militant
    And Israel sent four choppers in, flames engulfed his white Opel
    And it killed his wife and his three year old child leaving only a blackened skeleton

    They found his toddlers bottle and a pair of small shoes and they waved them in front of the cameras
    But Israel says they did not know that his wife and child were in the car
    There are roadblocks everywhere and only suffering on TV
    Neither side will ever give up their smallest right along the road to peace

    Israel launched it's latest campaign against Hamas on Tuesday
    And two days later Hamas shot back and killed five Israeli soldiers
    So thousands dead and wounded on both sides most of them middle eastern civilians
    They fill the children full of hate to fight an old man's war and die upon the road to peace

    "Now this is our land we will fight with all our force" say the Palastinians and the Jews
    Each side will cut off the hand of anyone who tries to stop the resistance
    If the right eye offends thee then you must pluck it out
    And Mahmoud Abbas said Sharon had been lost out along the road to peace

    Once Kissinger said "we have no friends, America only has interests"
    Now our president wants to be seen as a hero and he's hungry for re-election
    But Bush is reluctant to risk his future in the fear of his political failure
    So he plays chess at his desk and poses for the press 10,000 miles from the
    road to peace

    In the video that they found at the home of Abdel Madi Shabneh
    He held a Kalashnikov rifle and he spoke with a voice like a boy
    He was an excellent student, he studied so hard, it was as if he had a future
    He told his mother that he had a test that day out along the road to peace

    The fundamentalist killing on both sides is standing in the path of peace
    But tell me why are we arming the Israeli army with guns and tanks and bullets?

    And if God is great and God is good why can't he change the hearts of men?
    Well maybe God himself is lost and needs help
    Maybe God himself he needs all of our help
    Maybe God himself is lost and needs help
    He's out upon the road to peace

    Well maybe God himself is lost and needs help
    Maybe God himself he needs all of our help
    And he's lost upon the road to peace
    And he's lost upon the road to peace
    Out upon the road to peace.

    O.... ....

    Thanks this 3 CD set was delivered this past week been listening to Youtube this is 84 of 233 on a mix

  58. O.... ....

    Where are SS Troops when we need them

    O.... ....

    Probably in your ass

  59. L.... ....

    Replace Bush with Obama or any future US President and this song is relevant. Doesn't matter if Democrat or Republican, they are all bought by Israel

    L.... ....

    Maybe, however, how many allies (or whatever you want to call them) do we have in the Middle East? Let alone in the center of it? It makes sense to have someone there be our bros.

    L.... ....

    For "allies" read "despicable bastards stirring up the hornet's nest"

    L.... ....

    Well, the Jews existed in the middle East thousand of years before Islam was even invented.
    So, I´m siding with the Jews regarding their rights to Israel and Jerusalem as their capital.

    Only country in that region where women can vote, and gays and raped women aren´t stoned to death for their "crime". So there´s that too. :)

  60. W.... ....

    All nations are jackals.

  61. y.... ....

    Shut up all you political idiots! The best line here is - "His white Opel!" - And anyone who lives in the Middle-East & is a Tom Waits fan knows why....

    y.... ....

    care to explain?

    y.... ....

    A lot of Tom Waits songs feature vintage American automobiles ("Ole '55" & many more..) - So here, when he comes to write something about the Mid-East, he features a shitty white Opel, an old 80's 90's German car which used to be popular in Israel, and is driven second-hand in the Palestinian territories. Even when he is dealing with seemingly unfamiliar subjects, he is still Tom Waits!

    y.... ....

    Good case for why that's your favorite line, interesting. But this is an explicitly political song, inviting discussion. To say "shut up political idiots" is supremely ignorant.

    y.... ....

    Ok, point taken.

    y.... ....

    he's just looking for some bliss

  62. R.... M....

    The man is a genius...not only cerebral, artistic but shows a greater sensitivity and unparalleled way of expressing it.

    R.... M....

    Genius and a legend.

  63. D.... ....

    As a Jew (Nation, not relligion), Tom Waits wrote something true, at least more than what people see from the media and think (AND BEILIEVE TO FUCKING LIES) 
    The line about Sharon and Arafat is maybe true but after that Olmert came with the biggest offer in the history of the road to the peace from the Israeli side. 
    Sharon die at last Saturday. 

    D.... ....

    The road to peace is actually a highway to hell, it will remain so until parents (on both sides) stop teaching their children to hate; just like in America!

  64. V.... S....

    The perfect song for the road to peace

  65. T.... ....


    They fill their children full of hate to fight an old man's war and die upon the road to peace."

    Truth.

  66. c.... ....

    God, you're both hung like horses. truly, truly large penises you both posses. and such intelligent penises too! now get back to the music

  67. c.... ....

    God, you're both hung like horses. truly, truly large penises you both posses. and such intelligent penises too! now get back to the music

  68. F.... m....

    I LOVE TOM WAITS .. IT'S UNREAL

  69. F.... m....

    TOM WAITS SHOULD BE THE ONLY AMERICAN PRESIDENT

  70. Y.... ....

    Haha. I knew that if I found this on Youtube, there'd be a massive argument going on in the comments between a bunch of absolute cunts. Classic.

  71. Q.... F....

    You're the example that prooves what this song is all about...

  72. C.... ....

    You're an angry little person behind a keyboard, excuse me whilst I guffaw at you and your futility.
    Stay mad friend :)

  73. F.... ....

    What a surprise... still writes 500 words and saying nothing. I did not misunderstood it you lousy tard. If you had any other idea of what this line meant and you wanted to get into it you could've said it by now but you're a useless pathetic parasite. you're not worth the air you breathe. bye

  74. C.... ....

    You misunderstood the lyrics in your OP. In your failure to understand the neutrality of this song and me calling you out on your ignorance, you then proceeded to be condescending and racist and did nothing but prove yourself to be an idiot fool with violent tendencies.
    Good luck on your further endeavours and try not to be such an obvious idiot/troll when you comment on future videos.

  75. F.... ....

    Yes, the first problem is that you've yet said anything to justify your claim that I got the lyrics wrong. The other problem is that you're way too stupid for me to have this conversation with you.

  76. C.... ....

    I reiterate
    Your stupidity is astounding. You're a fool who failed to grasp the concept of the lyrics of this song.
    Problem?

  77. F.... ....

    And just for the record, my comment on the specific line was very accurate, Mr. Waits is complaining of his country providing us weapons, while a few lines before he wrote exactly of the reason that the U.S is armying Israel. Because of the terror that's threatning Israel and the suicide bombers. so WTF is your stone head thinking? next time you get the energy to bring up silly thought you might as well enlighten us instead of swearing and then bitching about it. or better, just STFU.

  78. F.... ....

    you're such an ass, if you wanna just tease go get a life. if u wanted to make a point just say it, don't imply. people like you should be smacked.

  79. C.... ....

    "Maybe you should read your own song again, dumby."
    Let me rephrase your own comment;
    Maybe you should read your own comment again, dummy.

  80. F.... ....

    You being able to use a computer is also kinda surprising.

  81. C.... ....

    Your stupidity is astounding.

  82. R.... ....

    Israel the perennial aggressor

  83. P.... A....

    Chicken!

  84. P.... A....

    To be fair neither of you know that what you're saying is fact; and this isn't the place for this bullshit - you both look like idiots :(

  85. K.... T....

    Turkey !!!!

  86. F.... ....

    Writing about suicide bombers in Israel, then asks:
    "Tell me why are we armying the Israeli army with guns and tanks and bullets?"
    Maybe you should read your own song again, dumby.

  87. P.... A....

    I have a lot of black friends.

  88. U.... R....

    11 people are dumb

  89. C.... L....

    i agree with you oisinallen its an anti war song

  90. I.... ....

    Oh for fucks sake. This song is about the insanity of war and the inevitable escalation. It's a lesson applied anywhere on earth. Shut the fuck up. All of you just fuck the fuck up.

  91. O.... E....

    War sucks.

  92. C.... R....

    Just like that.

  93. J.... H....

    this is a fantastic , anti war song . It applies to both sides .

  94. t.... ....

    "He was an excellent student, he studied so hard, it was as if he had a future."

    That's such a great line.

  95. R.... N....

    You who comment taking sides are responsible , here , there and everywhere , open your eyes

  96. k.... ....

    There are no words to explain how right you are, so I'll simply say, Bravo sir, for not being a fool.

  97. A.... A....

    yeah,like he watches Syria.