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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Tom Waits
Vocals
Bill Plummer
Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tom Waits
Songwriter
Jerry Yester
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jerry Yester
Producer
Richie Moore
Engineer
Lyrics
Grapefruit moon
One star shining
Shining down on me
Heard that tune
And now I'm pining
Honey, can't you see?
'Cause every time I hear that melody, well
Something breaks inside
And the grapefruit moon
One star shining
Can't turn back the tide
Never had
No destinations
Could not get acrossed
You became
My inspiration
Oh, but what a cost
And every time I hear that melody, well
Something breaks inside
And the grapefruit moon
One star shining
Is more than I can hide, yeah
Now I'm smoking
Cigarettes
And I strive for purity
And I slip
Just like the stars
Into obscurity
But every time I hear that melody
Puts me up a tree
And the grapefruit moon
One star shining
Is all that I can see
Writer(s): Tom Waits
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