Altar Boy
(Tom Waits 1992)
He's an old altar boy
Lying out there in the street
He's an old altar boy
Bound up in leather and chains
That's why I'm feeling so blue
I'm an old altar boy, what about you?

Now I can order in latin
Make them howl Gratin Joe
I'm an old altar boy
That's why I'm so depressed
I never got the rest of the dream
Just the ritual now I'm habitual
Majoring in crimes that are unspeakable
Cause I'm an old altar boy
That's what happened to me

I'm an old old altar boy
He's hoping he can meet a woman dressed like a nun
He knows there's got to be some around here
Drinking across from the church

A little Father Cribari wine
On a Sunday morning time
I'm an old altar boy

Why is he winking at this time in his life?
He never took a wife, cause he's an old altar boy
Oh yeah, what about you?
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