Foreign Affair

TOM WAITS

When traveling abroad in the continental style
It's my belief that 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 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 or contradiction Bon Voyage is often 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
I will only be parlayed into a memory

Curiosidades sobre a música Foreign Affair de The Manhattan Transfer

Em quais álbuns a música “Foreign Affair” foi lançada por The Manhattan Transfer?
The Manhattan Transfer lançou a música nos álbums “Extensions” em 1979 e “Down in Birdland: The Manhattan Transfer Anthology” em 2005.
De quem é a composição da música “Foreign Affair” de The Manhattan Transfer?
A música “Foreign Affair” de The Manhattan Transfer foi composta por TOM WAITS.

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