Elvis Costello songs lyrics

My science fiction twin Is doing better than expected He captured a little blonde trophy wife Who's really very well connected And when he calls...

Bells are chiming for victory There's a page back in history - 45 They came back to the world that they fought for Didn't turn out just like...

I was looking at the black and white world It seemed so exciting If you'd only put me back to back with that girl When the night's inviting ...

Darling, there is one thing I must tell you, you must know It's so hard to say the words I feel This fancy that I'm on's been going on too long ...

You're upstairs with the boyfriend while i'm left her to listen i hear you calling his name, i hear teh stutter of ignition i could hear you...

Bad lovers face to face in the morning Shy apologies and polite regrets Slow dances that left no warning of Outraged glances and indiscreet...

One day you're going to have to face A deep dark truthful mirror And it's going to tell you things that I still love you too much to say The sky...

Strange things seem to occur, somewhere behind the nursery door Though I was just a bit of a kid, it was the bit that she was looking for Now I...

I was tuning in the shine on the light night dial Doing anything my radio advised With every one of those late night stations Playing songs...

She looked like she learned to dance from a series of still pictures She's madly excited now, she throws her hands up like a tulip She looks...

Is it all in that pretty little head of yours? What goes on in that place in the dark? Well I used to know a girl And I could have sworn that Her...

(McCartney/MacManus) Burn the midnight lamp Down until the dawn I'll keep watch Until I'm sure you're coming home Shadows play And...

You can take a powder You can take a drink You can keep the shrink And the kitchen sink Write my name in heaven in invisible ink I just woke...

Angels announce with trumpets Crown you with jewels and stars Hercules lives Next door to Venus and Mars Beside your pretty blue shoulder ...

There are some things you can't cover up with lipstick and powder I thought I heard you mention my name, can't you talk any louder ? Don't come any...

Now that you set everybody free What are you going to do about me? Don't want to be treated like some poor grateful clown I'd rather go back to...

We're gonna drink enough tonight to drown the average army By new year's day the next door neighbour will be goin' barmy(yep, That's how it's...

Her lips are sweet Her legs are big Her looks can make you Dance the jig Her touch is so soft Her heart is so warm What knocks me out Is...

Born in the middle of a second big baby boom Those noisy boys just might have spoken up too soon Now I'm looking for a little girl, I wonder where...

The chains from the bridle and the reins fell from my hands The engines are idle and the ship sails on dry land I stood there stupefied, I thought...