Tom Waits — Starving in the Belly of a Whale

Life is whittled, life's a riddle Man's a fiddle that life plays on When the day breaks and the earth quakes Life's a mistake all day long Tell me who gives a good goddamn You'll never get out alive Don't go dreaming Don't go scheming A man must test his mettle In the crooked old world Starving in the belly Starving in the belly Starving in the belly of a whale Starving in the belly Starving in the belly Starving in the belly of a whale Don't take my word, just look skyward They that dance must pay the fiddler Sky is darkening, dogs are barking But the caravan moves on Tell me who gives a good goddamn You'll never get get out alive Don't go dreaming Don't go scheming A man must test his mettle In the crooked old world Starving in the belly Starving in the belly Starving in the belly of a whale Starving in the belly Starving in the belly Starving in the belly of a whale As the crow flies, it's there the truth lies At the bottom of the well E-o-leven goes to heaven Bless the dead here as the rain falls Don't trust a bull's horn, a doberman's tooth A runaway horse or me Don't be greedy, don't be needy If you live in hope, you're dancing to a terrible tune Starving in the belly Starving in the belly Starving in the belly of a whale Starving in the belly Starving in the belly Starving in the belly of a whale