Waits, Tom - Drunk On The Moon Lyrics






Tight-slacked clad girls on the graveyard shift
'Neath the cement stroll
Catch the midnight drift
Cigar chewing charlie
In that newspaper nest
grifting hot horse tips
On who's running the best

[CHORUS]
And I'm blinded by the neon
Don't try and change my tune
'Cause I thought I heard a saxophone
I'm drunk on the moon

And the moon's a silver slipper
It's pouring champagne stars
Broadway's like a serpent
Pulling shiny top-down cars
Laramer is teeming
With that undulating beat
And some Bonneville is screaming
It's way wilder down the street

[CHORUS]

Hearts flutter and race
The moon's on the wane
Tarts mutter their dream hopes
The night will ordain
Come schemers and dancers
Cherry delight
As a Cleveland-bound Greyhound
And it cuts throught the night

And I've hawked all my yesterdays
Don't try and change my tune
'Cause I thought I heard a saxophone
I'm drunk on the moon





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  1. N.... M....

    I want to dedicated that song to all my homies on The Moon.
    Be carefull next time and do not drive ship while drunk, you remember what happend in Roswell right?

  2. D.... s....

    I think he has been in music industry and Hollywood long enough that the elites allowed him to visit the moon, maybe more. Oh and drunk

  3. L.... ....

    Waits always sets a unique mood

  4. w.... i....

    I like how this comment section is just a bunch of people bragging about their alcaholism

  5. r.... ....

    this makes me feel drunk

  6. T.... E....

    https://youtu.be/YPCSneeFozs music for you

  7. J.... L....

    Man....the way that we age in front of songs. It's priceless.

  8. J.... ....

    Now this is some dope ass shit

  9. M.... S....

    Jeez I feel like I’m watching taxi driver again

  10. I.... R....

    love these morning photos! X

  11. �.... ....

    With a cigarette and a bourbon.

  12. K.... S....

    Glad my boy is finally getting some attention

  13. w.... f....

    단정한 구조, 화려한 악기배치..매우 클래시컬한 그라운드인데..
    그 단단한 구조물 위를 아무렇게나 뛰노는..
    터프한 목소리, 풀어헤쳐진 음정들...
    (통제가 삼엄한 기숙사앞에서 타이를 풀어헤치고 서있던 반항아 테리우스...-.-?? )
    톰웨이츠....
    노래마다 빠져들게 만드는.
    내 생애 최고의 가수..💎
    👍👍👍
    my pleasure❤

  14. S.... ....

    Waits is a poser.

  15. F.... A....

    This my first time listening to Tom and this song. My life feels a bit more complete.

  16. V.... P....

    Not good during daylight time..

  17. �.... �....

    long live the King...

  18. S.... D....

    knew his daughter quite well. always curious where she's at now? PDX-503

  19. S.... T....

    Wish I were drunk on the moon right now. I'm so fucking depressed, I'd probably take off my space suit and die.

  20. C.... R....

    The algorithm fucking nailed it again

  21. S.... b....

    Youtube is surely the best platform for every single one of us that want to discover smt new every day... this was in my recommendations... i am in love

  22. A.... R....

    💗💛💙

  23. p.... ....

    I love the bass in this. It follows the melody in places ascending like a shadow up a stairway.

  24. D.... ....

    One of my regrets as a non native English speaker, is that I will never be able to fully grasp the meaning of Tom's lyrics. On the other hand if I treat it as a lifelong challenge, then there's something worthwhile to work towards :)

  25. R.... ....

    You know this song starts playing when you look around in a bar and see a girl that's alone sipping her whiskey neat

  26. B.... I....

    Coming back from work yesterday, a cold November evening. I was in the bus as always, observing the dark sky and the beautiful sunset of the Cheshire countryside listening to this song. I almost cried.. It was a beautiful feeling.

  27. L.... P....

    I had previously only known Tom Waits from his interviews and he always seemed to be such a try hard to be “edgy” or a bad boy

  28. U.... B....

    Tom Waits and Chet Baker in my headphones under the moon late at night with a smoke. All you need.

  29. N.... N....

    When you listen to his songs, you realize that there is another such poor fellow and sufferer, who feels life and its cares in the same way. It's out of the rules, it's out of politics, it's out of any crises and wars. What he does is eternal and essential. Tom waits, live happily ever after! Don't stop! Drink your Scotch, smoke your cigarette and just sit in this chair and look into the distance! You are loved! I need you! Without you, this old world will be unbearable..

  30. h.... ....

    Dude looks like hellboy

  31. m.... ....

    he has been waiting for too long he drunk on the moon

  32. J.... T....

    We stan Buck Merrill ✊🏼

  33. B.... B....

    Why this song be feeling like its from over the garden wall tho

  34. T.... M....

    When sumo from Clarence grows up

  35. U.... H....

    Reality is for people who can't face drugs

  36. C.... P....

    This has a weird Christmas vibe to it. Or maybe it just reminds me of winter...?

    C.... P....

    Maybe if the songs has a m7b5 chord, that chord is very related with crismats songs

    C.... P....

    @marcot117 maybe so! I'm not fluent in chords that well so I wouldn't know. Thanks though!

    C.... P....

    So many musicians are replying to this comment trying to find out why it sounds like a Christmas song😭😭 gotta love YouTube!

    C.... P....

    @marcot117 hahahahaha adam neely??

    C.... P....

    @Da Chudda Jaime Altozano xd

  37. A.... S....

    This dude looks a lot like Ted Nugent

  38. T.... ....

    He always reminds me of Al Jolson.

  39. C.... F....

    Will Tom Waits ever stop surprising me with amazing songs? I doubt it

  40. Y.... K....

    This is great.

    Y.... K....

    True :/

  41. T.... Q....

    Time Waits.. Tom Too.

  42. T.... G....

    Either that or work in hvac. I feel ya man. A woman's lies makes a life like mine.

  43. T.... W....

    This is relaxing 😍😍

  44. C.... F....

    This is certainly a rare breed . I can’t help but love these iconic tunes . So ☺️.

  45. C.... F....

    He’s such a Hot Mess. But I sure do Love his Tunes

  46. a.... w....

    Love it!

  47. a.... w....

    I get drunk on the moon too

  48. T.... R....

    THIS IS OH SO NICE.

  49. L.... O....

    Tonight is a full moon and it's especially beautiful.
    This song came to mind

  50. r.... ....

    Pairs well with dead rising 2

  51. d.... ....

    Drunks??!? Waits is for Acidheads. Amateurs! 😆

  52. L.... G....

    Nico Ford. His music reminds me of Tom waits meets 21 pilots.

  53. E.... E....

    Bless Tom's heart.

  54. L.... M....

    Fantastic track. Don't try and change my tune

  55. V.... M....

    Para qué whisky si existe Tom Waits.

  56. C.... G....

    I’d like to think that this is a sequel to Fly Me to the Moon when Frank Sinatra realizes living on the moon isn’t all it’s cracked up to be and decides to get totally wasted.

    C.... G....

    Hahahah you gotta love the comment section <3

    C.... G....

    Same, great minds think alike. But I am stupid af soooo.

    But ya that is funny

    C.... G....

    Drinkin' agaaaaaaaain

  57. J.... M....

    2:58 - 3:32 eargasm

  58. k.... m....

    I'm in Manhattan for work for the 3rd week out of 4 hating my life with a bottle of whiskey next to me easing my sorrow. Made me want to listen to something which inspired me to drink a few shots more. Found it....

  59. E.... L....

    All his songs are so unique.

  60. H.... M....

    My boyfriend kissed me for the first time, while this song was playing. He closed my eyes and did it.. whenever i hear this song i remember that moment..

    H.... M....

    ah yes, rape

    H.... M....

    thank u for destroying a song

    H.... M....

    That's beautiful

    H.... M....

    What a sweet memory to go with this fine, fine song.

    H.... M....

    Hannu HAHAHAHAHAHAHA😂😂😂

  61. j.... m....

    Music for the soul, medicine for the mind and alcohol for the body

  62. R.... L....

    No words ❤

  63. S.... C....

    Why does your songs always puts me in a good calm mood. Tom Waits, you're a national treasure for sure. 😊

  64. P.... F....

    didnt know ron perlman was singing too

  65. R.... D....

    "the moons on the wane"
    That's a slick line

  66. j.... ....

    l drink into a black fog. l don't recall shopping oh dear.

  67. s.... ....

    I discovered this album 30 years ago and it just gets better and better. A true must have.

  68. B.... �....

    Is this one of his earlier songs? I’ve never heard him sing without his signature car-motor-without-a-muffler voice.

    B.... �....

    Yeah, this song is from his second album. From '74, iirc

  69. Z.... Z....

    Splooging in the Guggenheim, What am I supposed to do? Drinking from my Florsheim Shoe.

  70. K.... A....

    kesini karna ardhito nyanyi di radio wkwk

  71. E.... ....

    I bet if you could breathe there, being drunk on the moon would feel pretty fucking marvelous.

  72. B.... m....

    What is this genre of music ? Is this Jazz ?

  73. S.... C....

    Tight-slacked clad girls on the graveyard shift
    Neath the cement stroll
    Catch the midnight drift
    Cigar chewing Charlie
    In the newspaperness
    Grifting hot-horse tips
    On who's running the best

    And I'm blinded by the neon
    Don't try and change my tune
    Cause I thought I heard a saxophone
    I'm drunk on the moon

    And the moon's a silver slipper
    It's pouring champagne stars
    Broadway's like a serpent
    Pulling shiny top-down cars
    Laramer is teeming
    With that undulating beat
    And some Bonneville is screaming
    It's way wilder down the street

    And I'm blinded by the neon
    Don't try and change my tune
    Cause I thought I heard a saxophone
    I'm drunk on the moon

    Hearts flutter and race
    The moon's on the wane
    Tarts mutter their dream hopes
    The night will ordain
    Come schemers and dancers
    Cherry delight
    As a Cleveland-bound Greyhound
    And it cuts through the night

    And I've hawked all my yesterdays
    Don't try and change my tune
    'Cause I thought I heard a saxophone
    I'm drunk on the moon

  74. T.... F....

    He looks like Ron Perlman and A Martinez forced together

  75. G.... ....

    A rainy song perfectly to dance alone.. with the moon

  76. N.... �....

    Ruhunu satan kadın'da dinlediğim ve beğendiğim bir şarkısın sen ❤

  77. E.... G....

    I thought this song would be perfect for a full October moon. Brings back a lot of memories from the first time I heard it in the 70's. Happy times...good memories. ...come schemers and dancers ...let's go get drunk on the moon.

  78. M.... ....

    I love this !

  79. J.... K....

    roschach
    mind ilyenek vagyunk, Waiits kicsit jobb

    J.... K....

    javít roschach

    J.... K....

    igen jó

  80. V.... M....

    Me encanta esta canción, la escucho casi todas las noches.

  81. A.... M....

    And I'm blinded by the neon.

  82. M.... B....

    Possibly my favourite song of all time.

  83. m.... g....

    This is the music I wish I had found a long time ago

  84. D.... C....

    He is definitely a genius One of the all time greats!! I wonder if he really drinks or not?

    D.... C....

    He used to, but he's been dry for over 25 years...

  85. I.... k....

    One day I didn’t get drunk and do something that actually didn’t happen and I just listened to this really good song

  86. D.... H....

    Simply amazing

  87. m.... g....

    I don't know how to love this more. It makes me feel pathetic wanting this to relate to my midwestern life more than it does. I have seen the other side and I want to be part of it.

  88. R.... S....

    sometime before he swallowed a coal furnace

  89. A.... I....

    Do you think he’s referring to being on psychedelics? “I’m blinded by the neon” pretty self explanatory, “don’t try and change my tune” so he’s consciousness is altered and he wants to stay in that state, “I thought I heard a saxophone” hallucinations, “I’m drunk on the moon” so in other words he’s not sober and feels like he’s in space. I dunno I might be completely wrong but thought it makes sense. Some of the imagery like describing the road as a “serpent” is akin to a lot of people’s descriptions of psychedelics.

  90. J.... C....

    Fuckin' finally. Thought I'd never find a song to help me get to the bottom of a bottle of seagrams after a long day of hating myself. Thanks, Tom :D

  91. H.... G....

    Un maestro

  92. S.... S....

    Kind of sound like audio slaves lead singer