"Martha"

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Prettiest chorus ever . . . end of story:

"Those were days of roses
Poetry and prose and Martha
All I had was you and all you had was me
There were no tomorrows
As we packed away our sorrows
And we saved them for a rainy day"
(T. Waits)

Please listen:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFlofWSH5AA



Martha
(T. Waits)

Operator, number, please
It's been so many years
Will she remember my old voice
While I fight the tears?











Hello, hello there, is this Martha?
This is old Tom Frost
I am calling long distance
Don't worry about the cost
'Cause it's been forty years or more
Now Martha please recall
Meet me out for coffee
Where we'll talk about it all

Those were days of roses
Poetry and prose and Martha
All I had was you and all you had was me
There were no tomorrows
As we packed away our sorrows
And we saved them for a rainy day













And I feel so much older now
And you're much older too
How's your husband? How's your kids?
You know that I got married too
Lucky that you found someone
To make you feel secure
'Cause we were all so young and foolish
Now we are mature

Those were days of roses
Poetry and prose and Martha
All I had was you and all you had was me
There were no tomorrows
As we packed away our sorrows
And we saved them for a rainy day











And I was always so impulsive
I guess that I still am
And all that really mattered then
Was that I was a man
I guess that our being together
Was never meant to be
But Martha, Martha
I love you can't you see?

Those were days of roses
Poetry and prose and Martha
All I had was you and all you had was me
There were no tomorrows
As we packed away our sorrows
And we saved them for a rainy day

And I remember quiet evenings
Trembling close to you . . .




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