if you want money in your pocket
a top hat on your head
a hot meal on your table
and a blanket on your bed
well today is grey skies
tomorrow is tears
you'll have to wait til yesterday is here

well I'm going to New York City
and I'm leaving on a plane
and if you want to stay behind
and wait til I come back again
well today is grey skies
tomorrow is tears
you'll have to wait til yesterday's here

if you want to go
where rainbows end
you'll have to say goodbye
all our dreams come true
baby up ahead
and it's out where your memories lie

well the road is out before me
and the moon is shining bright
what I want you to remember
as I disappear tonight
well today is grey skies
tomorrow is tears
you'll have to wait til yesterday is here

well today is grey skies
tomorrow is tears
you'll have to wait til yesterday's here
you'll have to wait til yesterday's here
you'll have to wait til yesterday's here


© tekst en muziek: Tom Waits – Kathleen Brennan