Tom Waits - Everything Goes to Hell lyrics

Why be sweet, why be careful, why be kind? A man has only one thing on his mind... Why ask politely, why go lightly, why say please? They only want to get you on your knees! There's a few things that I never could believe: A woman when she weeps, A merchant when he swears, A thief who says he'll pay A lawyer when he cares, A snake when he is sleeping, A drunkard when he prays. I don't believe you go to heaven when you're good; Everything goes to hell, anyway! Laissez-faire mi amour, ce la vie. Shall I return to shore or swim back out to sea? The world don't care what a sailor does in town, It's all hanging in the windows by the pound. I don't believe you go to heaven when you're good; Everything goes to hell, anyway! I only want to hear you purr and to hear you moan. You have another man who brings the money home! I don't want dishes in the sink, Don't ask me what I feel or what I think. There's a few things that I never could believe: A woman when she weeps, A merchant when he swears, A thief who says he'll pay A lawyer when he cares, A snake when he is sleeping, A drunkard when he prays. I don't believe you go to heaven when you're good; Everything goes to hell, anyway! Everything goes to hell, anyway! Oh, everything goes to hell, anyway!