Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis

Album: Blue Valentine (1978)
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  • Hey Charlie, I'm pregnant
    Living on 9th Street
    Right above a dirty bookstore
    Off Euclid Avenue
    I stopped taking dope
    And I quit drinking whiskey
    And my old man plays the trombone
    And works out at the track

    He says that he loves me
    Even though its not his baby
    He says that he'll raise him up
    Like he would his own son
    And he gave me a ring
    That was worn by his mother
    And he takes me out dancin'
    Every Saturday night

    Hey Charlie, I think about you
    Every time I pass a fillin' station
    On account of all the grease
    You used to wear in your hair
    I still have that record
    Of Little Anthony and The Imperials
    But someone stole my record player
    Now how do ya like that?

    Hey Charlie, I almost went crazy
    After Mario got busted
    I went back to Omaha
    To live with my folks
    But everyone I used to know
    Was either dead or in prison
    So I came back to Minneapolis
    This time I think I'm gonna stay

    Hey Charlie, I think I'm happy
    For the first time since my accident
    I wish I had all the money
    We used to spend on dope
    I'd buy me a used car lot
    And I wouldn't sell any of 'em
    I'd just drive a different car every day
    Dependin' on how I feel

    Hey Charlie, for chrissakes
    Do you want to know the truth of it?
    I don't have a husband
    He don't play the trombone
    I need to borrow money
    To pay this lawyer
    And Charlie, hey
    I'll be eligible for parole
    Come Valentine's Day Writer/s: Tom Waits
    Publisher: JALMA MUSIC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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