Tom Waits: The Sultan Of Sleaze
Peter Silverton, You, 1985
Well I got a bad liver and a broken heart,
yea I drunk me a river since you tore me apart,
and I don't have a drinking problem
'cept when I can't get a drink.
('Bad Liver and a Broken Heart')
Total word count of piece: 2045
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