Tom Waits - Martha Closing Time (1973) Original in , so when played in : Capo 3 Operator, number please, it's been so many years Will she remember my old voice while I fight the tears Hello, hello there, is this Martha? This is ol' Tom Frost And I am calling long distance, don't worry about the cost 'cause it's been fourty years or more now, Martha, please recall And meet me out for coffee where we'll talk about it all And those were days of roses, of poetry and prose And Martha, all I had was you and all you had was me There was no tomorrows, we packed away our sorrows And we saved them for a rainy day And I feel so much older now, you're much older too How's your husband, and how's your kids? You know that I got married, too Lucky that you found someone to make you feel secure 'cause we were all so young and foolish, now we are mature And those were days of roses, of poetry and prose And Martha, all I had was you and all you had was me There was no tomorrows, we packed away our sorrows And we saved them for a rainy day And I was always so impulsive, I guess that I still am And all that really mattered then was that I-- was a man I guess that our bein' together was never meant to be Martha, Martha, I love you, can't you see And those were days of roses, of poetry and prose And Martha, all I had was you and all you had was me There was no tomorrows, we packed away our sorrows And we saved them for a rainy day And I remember quiet evenings, trembling close to you