In his tour "No Visitors After Midnight" (Live in London 1979 & Live in Chicago 1975
Live at BBC 1979 For TV Show "Live In Person" and on YouTube)
Tom Waits says,
"This is about downtown Los Angeles, on 5th St. All the winos affectionately refer to it as "the Nickel" - so this is kind of a hobo's lullaby"
In his tour "No Visitors After Midnight" (Live in London 1979 & Live in Chicago 1975
Live at BBC 1979 For TV Show "Live In Person" and on YouTube) Tom Waits says, "This is about downtown Los Angeles, on 5th St. All the winos affectionately refer to it as "the Nickel" - so this is kind of a hobo's lullaby"