She was 15 years old and she'd never seen the ocean
She climbed into a van with a vagabond
And the last thing she said was "I love you mom"
And a little rain never hurt no one
1971-1973 Tom 搬到洛杉矶Tropicana汽车旅馆;与Frank Zappa 经纪人Herb
Cohen签约;录制的歌曲后来收录在《The Early Years Vol
1》(1991年发行)和《The Early Years Vol
2》(1993年发行)中。这些都是接近小样式的录音,Tom
Waits自己弹奏钢琴或吉他演唱,尽管制作极为简单朴素,但已经显示出他独特的创作与演唱风格,而当时他年仅21岁。