They pay me not to come home
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Keeping me stoned
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I won't run away
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They say it's easy to get
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Stuck in this town
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Just like Joan
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You know I gave it all up for the stage
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They fill my cup up in the cage
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It's nobody's business but mine when I'm low
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To hold yourself up is not a crime here you know
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At the end of the world
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I kick my foot at the lights
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I breathe it in all night
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There's a light on a canvas tree
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Money from home supporting me
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They pay me not to come
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I won't eat crow
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Ill stay away
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And though all roads will not lead you home my girl
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All roads lead to the end of the world
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I sewed a little luck up in the hem of my gown
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The only way down from the gallows is to swing
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And I'll wear boots instead of high heels
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And the next stage that I am on it will have wheels
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Pay Me
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Tom Waits |