Better Off Without a Wife

Tom Waits

Transposer:

... All my friends are married-- Ev'ry Tom and Dick and Harry-- It must be strong of you to go it alone-- Here's to the bachelors and the Bow'ry bums-- Those who feel that they're the ones that are Better Off Without a Wife- I been sleepin' until the crack of noon-- Midnight howlin' at the moon-- and I been Goin' out when I want to (and I'm) Comin' home when I please-- Don't have to ask permission If I wanna go out fishin'-- Never have to ask for the keys-- Well I never been no Valentino-- But I had a girl who lived in Reno-- Left me for a trumpet player but it didn't get me down-- He was wanted for assault and though he Said it weren't his fault-- You know the coppers rode him right outa town-- I been sleepin' until the crack of noon-- Midnight howlin' at the moon-- and I been Goin' out when I want to (and I'm) Comin' home when I please-- Don't have to ask permission If I wanna go out fishin'-- Never have to ask for the keys-- _Ah_yu'_see_I'm_kinda_selfish_about_my privacy_-- Now as long as I can be with me _we_get_along_so_well_I_can_ _hardly_believe_it_-- Love to chew the fat with folks-- I been list'nin' to all your dirty jokes-- I'm so thankful for these friends I do receive- I been sleepin' until the crack of noon-- Midnight howlin' at the moon-- and I been Goin' out when I want to (and I'm) Comin' home when I please-- Don't have to ask permission If I wanna go out fishin'-- Never have to ask for the keys--

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La chanson évoque les avantages d'être célibataire, en mettant en avant la liberté et l'indépendance que cela procure. Le narrateur observe ses amis mariés, tout en se réjouissant de sa vie sans engagement, où il peut profiter de chaque moment comme bon lui semble. Il parle de ses habitudes désinvoltes, de ses nuits tardives et de ses escapades de pêche sans avoir à rendre de comptes à personne. Bien qu'il ait connu une rupture amoureuse, il montre qu'il préfère vivre sa vie selon ses propres règles plutôt que de se conformer aux attentes de la société. Dans un contexte plus large, cette chanson reflète une certaine nostalgie pour les jours de liberté, tout en soulignant la solitude qui peut accompagner cette indépendance. Le personnage navigue entre le plaisir d’être seul et le besoin d'interagir avec ses amis, trouvant un équilibre dans son existence sans attache.

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