Hope That I Dont Fall In Love With

>From the 1973 release "Closing Time", this is the tune many refer to as the

song "closing Time" (wrong!!). The song "closing time" is an instrumental

piece at the end of the album!

I hope that I don't fall in love with you (Tom Waits)

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I hope that I don't fall in love with you

Cause falling in love just makes me blue

Well the music plays and you display your heart for me to see

I had a beer and now I hear you calling out to me

And I hope that I don't fall in love with you.

Now the room is crowded, people everywhere

And I wonder should I offer you a chair

Well if you sit down with this old clown,

he'll take that frown and break it

Before the evening's gone away, I think that we could make it

And I hope that I don't fall in love with you

Now the night does funny things inside a man

These old tomcat feelings you don't understand

I turn around and look at you, you light a cigarette

Wish I had the guts to bum one, but we've never met

And I hope that I don't fall in love with you

And I can see that you are lonesome just like me

And I'm feeling like you'd like some company

Well I turn around to look at you, and you look back at me

The guy you're with is up and split, the chair next to you's free

And I hope that you don't fall in love with me

Now it's closing time, the music's fading out

Last call for drinks I'll have another stout

I turn around and look at you, you're nowhere to be found

I search the place for your lost face, I guess I'll have another round

and I think that I just fell in love with you

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from:

Johan Kristian Sveen

University of Oslo, Norway

Dept. of Mechanics