| Tom Waits – Come On Up to the House | |
|---|---|
| Artist(s): | Tom Waits |
| Genre: | Alternative/Indie, Blues & Folk |
| Category: | Foreign Music |
| Release Year: | 1999 |
| File Format: | Audio/Mp3 |
| Playtime: | 4:37 |
| Audio Size: | 6.34 Mb |
| Bitrate: | 192 kbps |
| Date Uploaded: | January 10, 2026 |
| Downloads: | 717 |
“Come On Up to the House” feels like a warm light left on in a dark world. It was released in 1999 on ANTI- Records as the closing track on Mule Variations, part of Tom Waits’ later era, where grit and grace sit side by side.
The song was written by Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan, who also produced it together.
Musically, it leans into gospel soaked Americana, built on gentle organ, soft guitar, and a slow, steady rhythm that feels almost like a church hymn.
The production is simple and human, letting every crack in Waits’ voice carry meaning.
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Lyrics:
Well, the moon is broken and the sky is cracked
Come on up to the house
The only things that you can see is all that you lack
Come on up to the house
All your crying don’t do no good
Come on up to the house
Come down off the cross, we can use the wood
You gotta come on up to the house
Come on up to the house
Come on up to the house
The world is not my home
I’m just a-passing through
You got to come on up to the house
There’s no light in the tunnel, no irons in the fire
Come on up to the house
And you’re singing lead soprano in a junkman’s choir
You got to come on up to the house
Does life seem nasty, brutish and short
Come on up to the house
The seas are stormy and you can’t find no port
Got to come on up to the house, yeah
You gotta come on up to the house
Come on up to the house
The world is not my home I’m just a-passing through
You got to come on up to the house, yeah
You gotta come on up to the house
Come on up to the house
The world is not my home
I’m just a-passing through
You got to come on up to the house
There’s nothing in the world that you can do
You gotta come on up to the house
And you been whipped by the forces that are inside you
Gotta come on up to the house
Well, you’re high on top of your mountain of woe
Gotta come on up to the house
Well, you know you should surrender, but you can’t let it go
You gotta come on up to the house, yeah
Gotta come on up to the house
Gotta come on up to the house
The world is not my home I’m just a-passing through
You gotta come on up to the house
Gotta come on up to the house
You gotta come on up to the house
Yeah yeah yeah
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