God's Away on Business 
  by Tom Waits


I'd sell your heart to the junkman baby
For a buck. For a buck.
Looking for someone to pull you out of that ditch?
You're out of luck. You're out of luck...

The ship is sinking.
The ship is sinking.
The ship is sinking.
There's leak, there's a leak in the boiler room
The poor, the lame, the blind
Who are the ones that we kept in charge
Killers, thieves, and lawyers

God's Away, God's away, God's away on Business. 
Business. 
God's Away, God's Away God's away on business. Business.

Digging up the dead with a shovel and a pick
It's a job. It's a job...
Bloody moon rising with a plague and a flood
Join the mob. Join the mob...
It's all over. It's all over. It's all over.
There's a leak, there's a leak in the boiler room
The poor, the lame, the blind
Who are the ones that we kept in charge
Killers, thieves, and lawyers...

God's away. God's away, God's away on business. Business.
God's away, God's away. God's away on business. Business.

Goddamn there's always such a big temptation
To be good. To be good...
There's always free cheddar in a mousetrap, baby
It's a deal. It's a deal...
God's away, God's away, God's away on business. Business.

I narrow my eyes like a coin slot baby,
Let her ring. Let her ring...
God's Away, God's Away
God's Away on Business.
Business.