Julia Othmer - God's Away On Business - Live - Tom Waits

God's Away on Business
Written by Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan
Performed by Julia Othmer - Piano, Vocal and Tambourine
Filmed, Mixed & Mastered by James T Lundie

This one-take performance was Day 27 of our Songs of September series - a 30 day voter registration drive concert series. Every day in September 2020, we shared a live performance of a song of protest/change/hope alongside voter information to help encourage Americans to participate in the US election.

In October, we asked listeners to vote on their favorite tracks. The songs with the most votes were compiled on the album SEEDS, Volume 1, released in November 2020 - a democratically elected album! Democracy in action!

SEEDS, Volume 2 (which includes this track) was released on the spring equinox - March 20, 2021. To listen/watch all the Songs of September - check out the full playlist here on YouTube. Please comment and SUBSCRIBE. I would love to stay in touch!

ENGAGE with Julia Othmer -

Lyrics:

I'd sell your heart to the junkman baby
For a buck, for a buck
If you're 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 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.

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 on Business.
God damn 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.

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.

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