Tom Waits Blue Valentines (1978)

She sends me blue valentines All the way from Philadelphia To mark the anniversary Of someone that I used to be And it feels like a warrant Is out for my arrest Baby you got me checking In my rearview mirror That s why I m always on the run That s why I changed my name And I didn t think you d ever find me here . .To send me blue valentines Like half forgotten dreams Like a pebble in my shoe As I walk these streets And the ghost of your memory Is the thistle in the kiss And the burgler that can break