The Heart Of Saturday Night
Tom Waits Lyrics

Well you gassed her up
You fueled up your car

Behind the wheel
You got in the driver's seat

With your arm around your sweet one
You've got your arm around your significant other

In your Oldsmobile
You're driving your classic car

Barrelin' down the boulevard
You're driving down the boulevard recklessly

You're looking for the heart of Saturday night
You're searching for excitement and adventure on a Saturday night

And you got paid on Friday
You received your paycheck on Friday

And your pockets are jinglin'
You have money in your pockets

And you see the lights
You see the lights of the city

You get all tinglin' cause you're cruisin' with a six
You feel excited because you're driving a car with a V6 engine

Then you comb your hair
You fix your hair

Shave your face
You shave your face

Tryin' to wipe out ev'ry trace
You're attempting to forget the past week's troubles

All the other days
Every other day in the week

In the week you know that this'll be the Saturday
You know that this is the day you've been waiting for

You're reachin' your peak
You're reaching your highest point of enjoyment

Stoppin' on the red
You're stopping at the red light

You're goin' on the green
You're driving when the light turns green

'Cause tonight'll be like nothin'
Because tonight will be like nothing you've ever experienced before

You've ever seen
You've never seen anything like this before

Tell me is the crack of the pool balls, neon buzzin'?
Can you hear the sound of pool balls cracking and the neon lights buzzing?

Telephone's ringin', it's your second cousin
Your second cousin is calling you on the phone

Is it the barmaid that's smilin' from the corner of her eye?
Is the bartender smiling at you from the corner of her eye?

Magic of the melancholy tear in your eye
There's a touch of sadness in your eye

Makes it kind of quiver down in the core
You're feeling an intense emotion deep within you

'Cause you're dreamin' of them Saturdays that came before
You're yearning for past Saturdays

And now you're stumblin'
You're now feeling lost and unsure

You're stumblin' onto the heart of Saturday night
You're stumbling upon the true essence of what makes a Saturday night special

Is this the crack of the pool balls, neon buzzin'?
Again, can you hear the sound of pool balls cracking and the neon lights buzzing?

Telephone's ringin', it's your second cousin
Your second cousin is still calling you on the phone

And the barmaid is smilin' from the corner of her eye
The bartender is still smiling at you from the corner of her eye

Magic of the melancholy tear in your eye
You're still feeling a touch of sadness in your eye

Makes it kind of special down in the core
This makes the moment more meaningful and special to you

And you're dreamin' of them Saturdays that came before
You're still yearning for past Saturdays

It's found you stumblin'
You've finally reached the heart of the Saturday night

Stumblin' onto the heart of Saturday night
You've discovered what makes a Saturday night truly special

And you're stumblin'
You're still feeling lost and unsure

Stumblin' onto the heart of Saturday night
But you know now that you've found something truly special