Elvis Costello songs lyrics

I exit through the spotlight glare I stepped out into thin air Into a perfume so rarefied "Here comes the bride" Not quite aside, they...

The East has that Englishmen And the rising sun The West has the open plains And how they were won On Independence Day For all it's worth You...

Well, there's an old man's fantasy Put in a young girl's mouth Like cheap pink lipstick Smeared on her wedding dress Will you look what you've...

Don't wait for the telephone if you want a call from me There won't be anymore, there won't be anymore And don't wait for the mailman if you want a...

You won't take my love for tender You can put your money where your mouth is But you're so unsure I could be a miser or a big spender But you...

Out of the aeroplane stepped Chamberlain with a condemned man's stare But we all cheered wildly, a photograph was taken, as he waved a piece of...

They say they're running out of angels They say I'm running out of time Oh you don't have to be lucky It is easier than trying, now they're...

This cruel old country has driven me down, teased me and lied. I've only sad stories to tell to this town My dreams have withered and died. Once I...

The accused will rise to be torn in two guilty of nothing but loving you this is the judgement And I'm willing to plead how you don't want me...

She throws back her hair [hands] and she shows you her mouth The breath that I waste trying to ruin your life Beauty's on a budget but you take it...

On a hot city day When your white shirt turns to grey That's when she'll arrive When you look how you feel Someone steps upon your heel ...