(Meet Me) In Paradise Alley

now there's a counterfeit moon
and i'm seeing right through it
'cause the dawn spent it all in one place
and we'll rise to the top of the morning tonight
you can ride on my shoulders
and i'll show you the way
if you meet me in Paradise Alley tonight
we'll leave town in a bottle of whiskey
so come on, you old scarecrow
and be a wheel, not a lamppost
just put a saddle on a wishbone
and you're halfway there
--tom waits
from (meet me) in paradise alley