Tom Waits is one of my biggest inspirations. He is a marvelous storyteller and I think Fish and Bird, a song from 2002, really attests to that.

As I’ve said before, I’m not very good at writing love songs and I rarely do it. But I love singing them. And this one has such an existential ache to it — it’s right up my alley. Sometimes love just isn’t enough to cross that big cultural (or physical) divide.

I hope you enjoy listening to my little rendition of this song.