Tom Waits - Starving in the Belly of the Whale lyrics

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 You 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 a crooked ol' world Starving in the belly Starving in the belly Starving in the belly of a whale Oh you're 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 You 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 ol' world Starving in the belly Starving in the belly Starving in the belly of a whale Oh we're starving in the belly Starving in the belly Starving in the belly of a whale Ha! 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 Oh starving in the belly Starving in the belly Starving in the belly of a whale