Tom Waits — Red Shoes by the Drugstore

She wore red shoes by the newsstand As the rain splashed the nickel And spilled like chablis all along the midway There's a little blue jay In a red dress on a sad night One straw in a root beer A compact with a cracked mirror A bottle of evening in Paris perfume What's this sad tune He told her to wait in by the magazines To take care of some business it seems Bring a raincoat Bring a suitcase Bring your dark eyes And wear those red shoes There's a dark huddle at the bus stop Umbrellas arranged in a sad bouquet Lil Caesar got caught He was going down to second He was cooled Changing stations on the chamber To steal a diamond ring From a jewelry store for his baby He loved the way she looked In those red shoes She waited by the drugstore Caesar had never been this late before The dogs bayed the moon And rattled their chain And the cold jingle of taps in a puddle Was the burglar alarm Snitchin' on Caesar The rain washes memories from the sidewalks And the hounds splash the nickel full of soldiers And Santa Claus is drunk In the ski room And it's Christmas Eve In a sad café When the moon gets its way There's a little blue jay by the newsstand Red shoes Red shoes So meet me tonight by the drugstore Meet me tonight by the drugstore Meet me tonight by the drugstore Goin out tonight Goin out tonight Goin out tonight Wear your red shoes Red shoes Red shoes Red shoes Red shoes