Tom Waits

"She's a shiksa goddess and a trapeze artist, all of that. She can fix the truck...she's outta this world...she's bold, inventive and fearless. That's who you wanna go in the woods with, right? Somebody who finishes your sentences for you."

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Source: Song: Long Way Home

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Tom Waits

Tom Waits

Singer-songwriter, Actor

Tom Waits is an influential American singer-songwriter known for his distinctive voice and evocative lyrics that explore themes of love and struggle.

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