Foreign
Affair - Tom Waits
When
travelling abroad in the continental style
it's
my belief one must attempt to be discreet
and
subsequently bear in mind your transient position
allows
you a perspective that's unique
though
you'll find your itinerary's a blessing and a curse
your
wanderlust won't let you settle down
and
you'll wonder how you ever fathomed that you'd be content
to stay
within the city limits of a small midwestern town
most
vagabonds i knowed don't ever want to find the culprit
that
remains the object of their long relentless quest
the
obsession's in the chasing and not the apprehending
the
pursuit you see and never the arrest
Without
fear of contradiction bon voyage is always hollered
in conjunction
with a handkerchief from shore
by a
girl that drives a rambler and furthermore
is overly
concerned that she won't see him anymore
planes
and trains and boats and buses
characteristically
evoke a common attitude of blue
unless
you have a suitcase and a ticket and a passport
and
the cargo that they're carrying is you
a foreign
affair juxtaposed with a stateside
and
domestically approved romantic fancy
is mysteriously
attractive due to circumstances knowing
it will
only be parlayed into a memory