Better Off Without A Wife Lyrics - Nighthawks At The Diner - Tom Waits

So this is kind of a little anthem here... 

All my friends are married 

every Tom and Dick and Harry 

you must be strong 

if you to go it alone 

Here's to the bachelors 

and the bowery bums 

and those who feel that they're the ones 

that are better off without a wife 

chorus: 

I like to sleep until the crack of noon 

Midnight howlin' at the moon 

goin' out when I wanto 

and I'm comin' home when I please 

I don't have to ask permission 

If I wanna go out fishin' 

never have to ask for the keys 

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I never been no Valentino 

but I had a girl who lived in Reno 

She left me for a trumpet player 

But it did'nt get me down 

He was wanted for assault 

though he said it weren't his fault 

You know the coppers rode him right out of town 

chorus 

They say I'm kinda selfish about my privacy 

now as long as I can be with me 

we get along so well I can't even believe it 

I love to chew the fat with folks 

I've been listening to all your dirty jokes 

I'm so thankful for these friends 

I do rarely see 

chorus 

Photos 

Hey I've got this girl I know, man 

She's been married several times 

and I don't wanna end up like her 

I mean, she's been married so many times 

she's got ricemarks all over her face 

yeah, you know the kind...