Tom Waits - "Ol' 55"

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"Ol' 55" by Tom Waits from the album 'Closing Time'
Lyrics
Well, my time went so quickly
I went lickety-splitly out to my ol' fifty-five
As I pulled away slowly, feeling so holy
God knows I was feeling alive
Now the sun's coming up, I'm riding with Lady Luck
Freeway cars and trucks
Stars beginning to fade, and I lead the parade
Just a-wishing I'd stayed a little longer
Oh Lord, let me tell you that the feeling getting stronger
And it's six in the morning
Gave me no warning, I had to be on my way
Well, there's trucks all a-passing me, and the lights all a-flashin'
I'm on my way home from your place
And now the sun's coming up, I'm riding with Lady Luck
Freeway cars and trucks
Stars beginning to fade, and I lead the parade
Just a-wishing I'd stayed a little longer
Oh Lord, let me tell you the feeling getting stronger
And my time went so quickly
I went lickety-splitly out to my ol' fifty-five
As I pulled away slowly, feeling so holy
God knows I was feeling alive
And now the sun's coming up, I'm riding with Lady Luck
Freeway cars and trucks
Freeway cars and trucks
Freeway cars and trucks
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@gr33n3ggs4 2 года назад

Nobody ever has went out of their way to find this music; Tom Waits FINDS you.... just when the soul needs it.

@dil09ful 2 года назад

Very true

@vickiewiseman7112 2 года назад

💯🎯

@thechunkyone7118 2 года назад

Haha I randomly Stu!bed on this . He's great

@suttercane8150 Год назад

Well said.

@alcoholya Год назад

I was mugged in a dark alley in downtown Atlanta, circa 1985, hit over the head with a swordfishtrombone, and sort of gravitated to his music by chance.

@jawd1203 4 года назад

This was my father’s favorite song. He died 3 months ago but I I like to think that he just went out to his ol’ 55 and is driving off into the sunset. I’m just wishing he’d stayed a little longer.

@renatahelena9155 4 года назад

Don't you worry, he'll always be next to you: into your heart. Or protected by your memory. He'll stay, my friend. God bless you.

@sdwest4010 4 года назад

Joaquin Wells good for you, you're a son I'd be proud to have

@gusa7460 4 года назад

fuerza

@somejailnursedontask4658 3 года назад

God Bless you, your dad is there. My Dad loved the Badlands in South Dakota and I know he’s next to me when I’m a travel nurse driving thru at sunrise. I didn’t even think about it until,I felt his presence. You will feel the same.

@jaymoney-so8oo 3 года назад

Sorry for your lose brother!!!

@MrBNKing 3 года назад

Goodbye for now. My Brother. "See you down the Road"

@red_hood9733 3 года назад

That Eric sign just hit me hard i cry like baby, RIP Jonathan Huber

@PSYCHOlogical_AMBUSH 3 года назад

what a loss 😭

@reneTMC 3 года назад

Rest In Power Mr. Brodie Lee "See You Down The Road" 1979-2020

@karanprashantsaxena7408 Год назад

My dog recently passed away and I have been listening to this song on loop. Hope he can hear it too wherever he is...

@moonlitme Год назад

of course he can, wagging his tail and licking your face across the veil.

@anthonykology1728 7 месяцев назад

he can.

@danieljudge4787 7 месяцев назад

Hell be waiting for you at Rainbow Bridge.His youth restored, barking with joy.

@iindacrowther9559 7 месяцев назад

Sorry for your loss,its really hard I lost my wire hair fox terrier some time back,❤john.c.

@mjtorjan 4 месяца назад

I hope you’re doing good, my friend. Losing a dog is losing a best friend.

@thomaswalsh9853 3 года назад

Here because of Brodie Lee. RIP 1979-2020

@picklejon3250 3 года назад

Me bro:(

@annsandlund8376 2 года назад

Tom Waits just found me. I'm obsessed. I'm 66 and I was about to give in, what's the point of it all, but it's worth listening to Tom. What an old soul. He's surely God, when God is drunk. I wish heaven was a bar with cigarettes and drinks, and Tom at the piano.

@Jimmy1982Playlists 10 месяцев назад

So glad you're part of the crew now! I totally know the feeling of being saved by music 🥰 Tom has saved me many times the last 20+ years. PS. Never give in... just play those soul-saving gems!

@18i7aar85 2 месяца назад

It has to be like that it must be like that

@georgejasper8794 Год назад

My late son passed almost 12 years ago at the age of 23 with an undiagnosed heart condition. I would have loved to be able to sit next to him as he went, playing this song and holding his hand. This always kills me!

@Vigilante311 Год назад

Very sorry to hear that, I don't think anyone can understand what that's like without living through it, I'm 27 and have no kids but I work with a man who lost a son at age 18 to cancer and I can't imagine what it's like, kudos on your great taste in music, a tom waits fan is always a special person to me, take care of yourself

@bigmarty11288 9 месяцев назад

I can't even imagine. I love you man.

@jackcarraway4707 2 года назад

Loneliness, late nights, whiskey and Tom Waits is quite the combo.

@richlord5819 Год назад

Amen!!

@stevejeffrey11 Год назад

yep, drinking Jack, lonely living out in the country

@zacharypotvin6579 Год назад

add Jesus my friend.

@livefreeordiehardkor 7 месяцев назад

That would be an amazing country music song.

@russellsimonds7148 4 месяца назад

You got that right

@tomhudnall1818 3 года назад

REST IN POWER BIG RIG YOU WILL NEVER EVER BE FORGOTTEN

@joshuabennett3377 Год назад

At least Windham and Brody are together now... 😢Rest in peace

@robertkees6048 3 года назад

Musically it doesn't matter how far I roam, I always find my way back home to Tom Waits to refuel my heart, like cool water in an oasis in the baron desert. His songs are like old friends come to call.

@ThursdayDog 2 года назад

Amen!!

@moonlitme Год назад

Well said.

@moneymark6927 3 года назад

R.I.P John Huber/Brodie Lee. He was an amazing wrestler/friend/father/husband.

@vickiewiseman7112 2 года назад

🥺

@punklover99 Год назад

Forever the TNT champ I hope Jr does his dad proud in a few years

@zk6754 Год назад

Firefly…man hurt we lost a member of the family

@MJHeavenBound Год назад

truly a man that will forever be loved by all. may the Lord give Jon Huber's soul rest.

@petervanna6602 3 года назад

Never heard this song until today, but I’ll definitely keep it in my playlist

@samsquanch1996 2 года назад

The Eagles did a really good cover.

@nivkejk7303 2 года назад

@@samsquanch1996 Nearly flew over his head that one

@nicoudjj335 Год назад

Listen to the Eagles version ! Incredible ! And also in live ( Live Millenium) 😉 peace paix ☮️ ✌️ 🚗

@kzmaven7478 Год назад

It's a keeper 😄

@zacharygordon3037 3 года назад

R.I.P Brodie Lee

@BernexChips 3 года назад

*Brodie Lee The Exalted One*

@dJ-dd4gs 3 месяца назад

I had to be on my way

@rschiel50 2 года назад

Tom Waits turned 72 on December 7th...How does a 24 year-old crank out a masterpiece album in 1973? This is from "Closing Time" God knows THIS song got me home many a time when there was no GPS and thankfully no DUI...

@C.E.K. Год назад

And it's his best album, his voice could not outlast his smoking, in "Closing Time", he still sang well

@TomWaits-qx6ki Год назад

Thanks for your consistent care, love and support towards me on my page I really appreciate you and can’t thank you enough. Write me with the address above so we can have more positive conversations about my music and life in general

@一把大剑 3 года назад

I am touched to see people sharing their love and memories here. My wife picked this song for her walking down the isle part on the wedding and i'm really proud of her for this. It really reminds you of the tenderness and fragility of life, as well as an undertone of nostalgia. It fits a wedding perfectly. It's like at particular moments in your life, you do feel the overwhelming presence of simply something bigger than you.

@biancachristine7860 2 года назад

Beautiful

@biancachristine7860 2 года назад

@@nyxhen-t7ldap exactly

@PatrickRider 4 года назад

Everyone listening to this song - you are good people.

@chinneths1 3 года назад

love ya

@MrWrestling86 3 года назад

Thanks, man. Happy wishes for the year and the years to come.

@unperplexed 3 года назад

👍

@GrizbyK72 3 года назад

That’s debatable but thanks anyways haha

@vickiewiseman7112 2 года назад

Ditto!

@shaynet9861 3 года назад

Rip Big Rig. The exalted one. Mr. Huber we will all miss you. See you down the road! 😢 😢

@TheKingCamBlackman 3 года назад

Miss ya Brodie lee. :( glad this song tribute out to you.

@uRbAnDaNcEr918 3 года назад

Brought here by Jon Huber. RIP. Gone WAY WAY too soon! Thank you for all you have done. You will never be forgotten

@bcurtis363 3 года назад

The only positive I can take from the passing of Mr. Brodie Lee/John Huber is having this song introduced to me. What an amazing person. I have been a fan of wrestling since birth, and I’ve never shed so many tears for a death(or any event in pro wrestling), as I did when the Exalted One left us. This hit harder than anything in recent memory, and I believe that is because some people are so good and pure, that people who’ve never met them can just sense it. And John Huber was, without a doubt, one of those people. A real man, in every sense. And you can tell by the strength of his wife and children, in this trying time, just how powerful he was. God bless his family and friends, and one day, we will all be together again .

@sharonhearne5014 5 дней назад

I pulled out of Prince’s Drive-in in downtown Houston, Texas and I knew it was all over and things would never ever be the same.

@ellengallagher5841 2 года назад

Hey I'm a 1955 er had a 1955 Sterbaker champion this man helped me so much though things we all go though in life. Many thank yous to you my dear friend! All the best Nellie

@CrimsonMade 3 года назад

Then: Luke Harper Now: Brodie Lee Forever: Jon Huber 1979 - 2020 R.I.P

@alessandrorigobello7551 Год назад

I am here because of Tom Waits

@ryanliederbach6939 3 года назад

It's Wednesday. You know what that means.

@thefreemanchannel2005 3 года назад

😢

@Agent_NinetyFive 2 года назад

Just beautiful man

@Name-dz4bp 2 года назад

it's friday

@SamHell-wr8bi 3 месяца назад

Anything can happen day.

@socarcam6671 3 года назад

You weren't here for long, Brodie, but you took the life you were given and squeezed every last drop out of it. Rest in Peace, man. You'll forever be our Exalted One.

@georgejasper8794 Год назад

Tom is a human miracle - Eagles did a great version, but there is nothing quite like Tom rambling this bad bear. I did this as a duo with a buddy at a cabaret years ago at a fundraiser for my kid's school. Awesome tune!

@sirbanjorochambeaux Год назад

'fvck the eagles, man' -Lebowski and also me.

@yunanada2264 Год назад

Since the start of 2022, I've lost both my brother and my grandma, this songs reminds me of them somehow and makes me wish I had more time to spend with them. But also that I am still young and have time to spend with friends and family.

@opferanode6660 4 года назад

What a wonderful song! I also like the Eagles Version a lot but the original by Waits himself is still the best

@vickiewiseman7112 2 года назад

💯❤🦅🎶👨‍🎤

@raidrfrk Год назад

Eagles is way slow

@oldpoppy 7 месяцев назад

@@raidrfrkand sickly sweet

@MilkmanC 2 года назад

RIP Brodie. Also a father of 2 boys and your story inspires the shit out of me. Ty man.

@MJHeavenBound Год назад

amen

@benjieloveless 3 года назад

This one reminds me of a few very specific early morning exits back to my place. It gives that sensation of hope, riding high but calm, and being content with the rest of the world rushing around and passing me by. It's lets me plug into some good memories that were only moments long, when the whole world belonged to me and I belonged in it .

@rickyhunt4075 3 года назад

So everyone finding this from Brodie Lee welcome and check out other stuff by Tom Waits he is one of the best songwriters out there.

@E.W_figure_wrestling 3 года назад

@rickyhunt4075 3 года назад

@@E.W_figure_wrestling Your loss

@E.W_figure_wrestling 3 года назад

@@rickyhunt4075 you say that but a guy named brodie lee a wrestler died

@rickyhunt4075 3 года назад

@@E.W_figure_wrestling I know

@popzdunbar 3 года назад

Loving his debut album especially I hope I don't fall in love.

@aaronking980 3 года назад

Rest easy, Brodie Lee. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

@moviemaniac9518 3 года назад

It’s Sunday. You know what that means! R.I.P. Brodie

@popzdunbar 3 года назад

R. I. P. Brodie

@MAZtalian 3 года назад

It’s Friday. You know what that means. R.I.P. Brodie Lee/Luke Harper/Jon Huber 🙏❤️

@rey61965 2 года назад

Such a touching song. Listened this a lot when a very very good friend sadly passed away last year.... Stay strong everyone in this chat!

@vickiewiseman7112 2 года назад

Agree wholeheartedly 👌my friend! 💯🎯❤

@rey61965 2 года назад

@@vickiewiseman7112 yesss thanks so much. Be blessed in what you do!!

@redwingblackbirdnell 11 месяцев назад

❤

@jaymoney-so8oo 3 года назад

Love this song.. and it was a perfect tribute song to a amazing man, father and husband. Im gonna miss seeing u in the ring. I pray for peace and comfort for you're wife and sons RIP @BRODIELEE

@Sc250108 3 года назад

Well, my time went so quickly I went lickety-splitly Out to my ol' 55 As I pulled away slowly Feeling so holy God knows I was feeling alive Now, the sun's coming up I'm riding with Lady Luck Freeway, cars and trucks Stars beginning to fade And I lead the parade Just a-wishin' I'd stayed a little longer Oh Lord, let me tell ya that the feeling getting stronger And it's six in the morning Gave me no warning I had to be on my way Well, there's trucks all a-passin' me And the lights all are flashing I'm on my way home from your place And now the sun's coming up And I'm riding with Lady Luck Freeway, cars and trucks Stars beginning to fade And I lead the parade Just a-wishin' I'd stayed a little longer Oh Lord, let me tell ya, the feeling getting stronger And my time went so quickly I went lickety-splitly Out to my ol' 55 As I pulled away slowly Feeling so holy God knows I was feeling alive And now the sun's coming up I'm riding with Lady Luck Freeway, cars and trucks Freeway, cars and trucks Freeway, cars and trucks

@johnnywise2498 Год назад

If you know who Tom Waits is you are one of the fortunate few

@anthonymusto3537 5 месяцев назад

Did he cover any other Eagles songs?

@johnnywise2498 5 месяцев назад

@@anthonymusto3537 lol,the Eagles covered him on Ol 55

@tomcarr5195 Месяц назад

Amen, brother

@Ellen-h2j 2 месяца назад

I've seen TW in concert back in the 70's three times. Revisiting his lyrics and music is soooo sweet. Love ya, Tom.

@jodygirrl 4 года назад

Tom Waits is pure brilliance!

@jasonfernz 3 года назад

Hey Larry, add this to my playlist

@thefreemanchannel2005 3 года назад

😭

@relaxdean1568 3 года назад

This whole album carried me through a break up. I was working the nightshift. Alone on the field. Nothing can describe this feeling.

@Spangooli Месяц назад

RIP yung Skeezo 🕊🕊..them boys to young for dem skreets...fly high 1937-2009 👼👼

@MilyCringus Месяц назад

SO SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS...... THIS OLD BOY KNOWS ALL TOO WELL.. BLESS

@bobvedder2451 3 года назад

This song makes me want to drive an old '55 Chevy and listen to this wonderful music!

@BODLive08 3 года назад

R.I.P. Brodie Lee Today was the day of his final wrestling match. May AEW and the wrestling world make his legacy proud

@davidschmidt6013 3 года назад

I first heard this tune in the Army, when I was buying all the Eagles albums I could handle. Read the credits on their cover of this song and wondered 'Who the hell was Tom Waits?" Now I know.

@vickiewiseman7112 2 года назад

And I thought 🤔 I was the only one!

@jamoandb8470 Год назад

On the “to be played at my funeral” list

@tararussellnash 4 месяца назад

I played this at my best friend's funeral, it was beautiful.

@jesusesparzashow8634 3 года назад

RIP Brodie Lee 😭😭😭😭

@stevenee1ply 7 месяцев назад

He played a fine trick on everone. When interviewed he pretends he can barely speak. But when you listen to the songs, full vocal control. Respect.

@MarsRoss-v9b 2 месяца назад

This reminds me leaving a women's house in morning mid June 2011. My daughter had been conceived I didn't know could have kids. It's 6 in morning etc. Thank you god x ❤

@sgtaero5592 3 года назад

RIP Brodie Lee 1979~2020

@TallerVRS Год назад

Just 22 years and we'll be already at another '55.. Feels weird when you think about it.

@The_Natural_Man 3 года назад

BRODIE LEE FOREVER

@sevendevitt8054 3 года назад

R.I.P Mr. Brodie Lee!!!

@HunterL850 4 года назад

One of his best songs!

@allelitetyler9526 2 года назад

“I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself. My name is Brodie Lee, and I am the Exalted One.”

@Bulldog_KJR98 3 года назад

The Big Rig we love ya buddy rest in power

@amandaelkins1002 Год назад

I miss my old apartment manager he got me into this music I love this song it reminds me of him Larry you will be missed 😢🙏🙏❤

@MdkAllDay Год назад

Rest in peace Brodie🙏

@jacobadams4314 3 года назад

RIP Brodie lee

@tomgribbin9531 4 года назад

Authentic.American Artistry.

@player-coach 3 года назад

rip brodie lee 💔

@smbeabout 7 месяцев назад

One objective way to prove that Tom Waits is a top-notch songwriter is to refer to the comment section on a RU-vid video of one of his songs. It's almost always filled with people either praising Tom Waits, telling a personal story about themselves, and/or being supportive of the commenter telling their story.

@sickmyduck1738 2 года назад

I know this song thru one of my friends, this is her favorite song. We had deleted each other's contact for about 4 years since I told her I love her in spring of 2018. I miss her very much at this moment, when hearing this song.

@steveschmitz2839 Год назад

whoever is playing the drums, BRAVO!!

@zanethind 2 года назад

I just found out this was the song that used in the Brodie Lee tribute show rip Brodie Lee or Harper always stay in peace

@SKoundrYl 3 года назад

It's Thursday. You know what that means.

@freakmagnet2737 3 года назад

RIP Brodie Lee

@jsnterprise9nygra636 9 месяцев назад

Heard this version a few months ago for the first time on the great WXRT in Chicago. Believe it or not, I first thought it was Lionel Ritchie!!? Had that Commodore feel. Was blown away when the DJ said "Tom Waits." What a revelation, eh!?

@RichieC135 5 месяцев назад

Westport, Co. Mayo. The summer of 2009. I will never forget. Thank you, Louise. And I’m sorry.

@tuliomeran2270 3 года назад

It's Thursday, you know what that means...

@shaunjex 3 года назад

Goodbye Forever Big Rig. Catch you down the road.

@BCTGuitarPlayer 11 месяцев назад

For decades I thought this was written by Eagles, Glenn Frey, namely. It’s great to learn that it was actually, Tom Waits!

@smartcentipede Год назад

My friend introduced me to this song a few years ago. I had feelings for her, but she said she didn’t want a romantic relationship. Out of nowhere, she said she didn’t think our friendship was going anywhere, so she called it quits and I was too hurt and stubborn and stupid to think to fight her on it, I just let her go, but I spent two years thinking about her, wondering why she left, waiting for the right time to get an answer. Last summer I went through a rough patch, having surgery on my heart while also watching my mother slowly deteriorate from cancer. Every time I thought about my friend, I was filled with bitterness about how she wasn’t there for me in my toughest time. I came to find out she had committed suicide a month after my surgery, and I am forever filled with regret that I was not there for HER. I should have tried harder to keep her close. I miss her every day.

@jonathanchilds930 Год назад

Wow. Sorry you went through this and I hope it gets better, thanks for sharing.

@TedPeeples 11 месяцев назад

I just happened upon your comment. I'm glad I took a min. Thank you for sharing.

@redwingblackbirdnell 11 месяцев назад

just never know how things will turn ~ the world is made round so we cannot know where we are going

@krzysztof9474 4 года назад

Nareszcie "Closing Time" w pięknej jakości. :)

@michaelmcloughlin8237 Год назад

Michael McLoughlin I was pricing tickrts for the Eagles"Long Goodbye" tour In UBS Belmont on 9/20 I lived near there for awhile when I was 10-My brother lives in the same House now. Anyway That was '61. It got me thinking of "OL '55" . I always thought no one does Tom Waits as well as Tom Waits.

@mohammadadli4575 3 года назад

It's Saturday, you know what that means.

@javi9038 Год назад

Obra maestra absoluta!!

@VeganStories 3 года назад

This is the song I'd want played at my Funeral.

@vjekoslavpavlinic9930 3 года назад

moja bi bila "Light my fire" in verson Jose Feliciano

@vickiewiseman7112 2 года назад

Yes!!!! My sentiment 💯!

@user-nr2cs2rq7h 3 года назад

It's Brodie's song forever now. And ours to share in

@malachiwedderburn510 3 года назад

rip lee

@bigmarty11288 6 месяцев назад

I just proposed to my girlfriend at the top of the tallest mountain in Ireland. This and Melody Lee by the Damned will be our wedding song.

@Peenmachie 3 года назад

Rest In Peace ✌️ 😔 👼

@bigkozlov Год назад

The lyrics of "Ol' 55" describe the narrator's desire to leave the city and hit the open road, driving westward in a 1955 Cadillac. The song speaks to the idea of freedom and the open road as a means of escape from the constraints and pressures of modern life. The lyrics are written in a poetic and evocative style, with imagery of the open road and the freedom of the highway. The song is nostalgiciac and longing, with a sense of yearning for a simpler, more carefree time. Overall, the lyrics of "Ol' 55" are a beautifully crafted tribute to the allure of the open road and the desire for freedom and escape.