Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis

Tom Waits

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Christmas Card From a Hooker In Minneapolis - Tom Waits hey Charley I’m pregnant and living on 9th street right above a dirty bookstore off Euclid avenue and I stopped taking dope and I quit drinking whiskey and my old man plays the trombone and works out at the track. and he says that he loves me even though its not his baby and 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. and hey Charley I think about you everytime I pass a fillin’ station on account of all the grease you’d wear in your hair and I still have that record of little anthony & the imperials but someone stole my record player how do you like that? hey Charley I almost went crazy after mario got busted so I went back to Omaha to live with my folks but everyone I used to know was either dead or in prison came back to Minneapolis this time I think I’m gonna stay. hey Charley I think I’m happy for the first time since my accident and I wish I had all the money that 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 Charley for chrissakes do you want to know the truth of it? I don’t have a husband he don’t play the trombone and I need to borrow money to pay this lawyer and Charley hey I’ll be eligible for parole come valentines day.

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La chanson raconte l'histoire d'une femme qui envoie une carte de vœux à un certain Charley, en partageant des détails de sa vie compliquée. Elle évoque sa grossesse, sa lutte pour quitter les habitudes destructrices, et une relation ambiguë avec un homme qui prétend l'aimer, même si le bébé n'est pas de lui. En parallèle, elle exprime son désespoir face à sa situation, entre rêves perdus et réalités difficilement acceptables, tout en gardant une lueur d'espoir pour l'avenir. Le contexte semble être celui d'une vie marquée par la précarité et les errances, où la nostalgie d'un passé plus heureux côtoie la dureté du présent. À travers ses mots, elle laisse entrevoir une quête de rédemption et un désir de stabilité, tout en étant consciente des défis qui l'attendent.

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