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Missing My Son

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"Missing My Son" is a track by Tom Waits, from the album Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards (Remastered). The track is 3:38 long. Dork has published 1 article about Tom Waits.

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From Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards (Remastered)

3:38
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Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards (Remastered)
Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards (Remastered)
Tom Waits
21st November 2006
Track number
20
  1. 1Lie to Me
    2:10
  2. 2LowDown
    4:15
  3. 32:19
    5:02
  4. 4Fish In the Jailhouse
    4:22
  5. 5Bottom of the World
    5:43
  6. 6Lucinda
    4:53
  7. 7Ain't Goin' Down to the Well
    2:28
  8. 8Lord I've Been Changed
    2:28
  9. 9Puttin' On the Dog
    3:39
  10. 10Road to Peace
    7:17
  11. 11All the Time
    4:34
  12. 12The Return of Jackie and Judy
    3:29
  13. 13Walk Away
    2:44
  14. 14Sea of Love
    3:43
  15. 15Buzz Fledderjohn
    4:13
  16. 16Rains On Me
    3:20
  17. —Dog Door
    2:43
  18. 1Bend Down the Branches
    1:06
  19. 2You Can Never Hold Back Spring
    2:27
  20. 3Long Way Home
    3:10
  21. 4Widow's Grove
    4:59
  22. 5Little Drop of Poison
    3:09
  23. 6Shiny Things
    2:20
  24. 7World Keeps Turning
    4:17
  25. 8Tell It to Me
    3:08
  26. 9Never Let Go
    3:14
  27. 10Fannin Street
    5:02
  28. 11Little Man
    4:34
  29. 12It's Over
    4:40
  30. 13If I Have to Go
    2:15
  31. 14Goodnight Irene
    4:48
  32. 15The Fall of Troy
    3:01
  33. 16Take Care of All My Children
    2:32
  34. 17Down There By the Train
    5:39
  35. 18Danny Says
    3:06
  36. 19Jayne's Blue Wish
    2:29
  37. 20Young at Heart
    3:42
  38. 1What Keeps Mankind Alive
    2:10
  39. 2Children's Story
    1:43
  40. 3Heigh Ho
    3:33
  41. 4Army Ants
    3:26
  42. 5Books of Moses
    2:50
  43. 6Bone Chain
    1:04
  44. 7Two Sisters
    4:56
  45. 8First Kiss
    2:41
  46. 9Dog Door
    2:43
  47. 10Redrum
    1:12
  48. 11Nirvana
    2:13
  49. 12Home I'll Never Be
    2:28
  50. 13Poor Little Lamb
    1:44
  51. 14Altar Boy
    2:48
  52. 15The Pontiac
    1:54
  53. 16Spidey's Wild Ride
    2:04
  54. 17King Kong
    5:29
  55. 18On the Road
    4:15
  56. 19Dog Treat (Live)
    2:57
  57. 20Missing My Son
    3:38

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