| 121. Elvis Costello - King Of Thieves |
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I had forgotten all about 'The Case Of The Three Pins' THEY SAID I MUST BE CRACKED Until the brown paper parcel landed on my welcome mat Even the...
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| 122. Elvis Costello - My Mood Swings |
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She was smitten from the first By a curious fellow She said I love the way you talk And with a a flounce she announces I love the way that you...
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| 123. Elvis Costello - You Little Fool |
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Daddy's best girl in the world is not supposed to have a boyfriend But she's never wanted at home Other girls are allowed to wear their makeup She...
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| 124. Elvis Costello - My Little Blue Window |
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This is a calling card Maybe it will be a farewell note The poison fountain pen now requires the antidote But if I avert your gaze And I should...
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| 125. Elvis Costello - Riot Act |
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Forever doesn't mean forever anymore I said forever But it doesn't look like I'm gonna be around much anymore When the heat gets sub-tropical ...
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| 126. Elvis Costello - Dr. Luther's Assistant |
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Everything seems so tranquil Home movies with no subtitles Don't you wish you knew what they were sayin' When the film keeps playin', playin' ? ...
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| 127. Elvis Costello - Sad About Girls |
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To all the girls that awake to escape in the morning You want to leave him without even a warning, a trace, or a calling card Sad about girls who...
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| 128. Elvis Costello - Suspect My Tears |
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Do you remember how to say please? You've had your own way for such a long time Your lash is sweet now, I dry your cheek You think I'm powerless...
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| 129. Elvis Costello - Tear Off Your Own Head (it's A Doll Revolution) |
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Who dries your eyes when you cry real tears? Who knows or cares what an imitation is? Only you do You can paint his nails Make him wear high...
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| 130. Elvis Costello - The Sweetest Punch |
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You only saw red After I said, "How can we continue?" Hidden from your view In the blue corner that I painted myself into Then we started to...
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| 131. Elvis Costello - Favourite Hour |
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Figure hanging on a leather band Cog consults the watch he cups in his hand Bejewelled movement measures lost and vanished time Pray for the boy...
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| 132. Elvis Costello - London's Brilliant Parade |
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Outside my window Not long before sleep arrives They come with their sirens And they sweep away all the boys Busy draining the joy from their...
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| 133. Elvis Costello - Mischievous Ghost |
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She came dancing right before my eyes She said she'd came to warn me Before it dawned on me I went walking on the blank hillside Where the sunset...
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| 134. Elvis Costello - Night Time |
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Wait until the light goes out, I don't want to be seen about, maybe we could find a place to go. Find a crowded place where they don't care about...
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| 135. Elvis Costello - Success |
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We used to go out walkin' hand in hand You told me all the big things you had planned It wasn't long till all your dreams came true Success put...
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| 136. Elvis Costello - Alibi |
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You did it 'cause you wanted Alibi, alibi And you took it Cause you need it Alibi, alibi But if I've done something wrong there's no "ifs and...
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| 137. Elvis Costello - My Brave Face |
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(McCartney/MacManus) My brave, my brave, my brave face I've been living in style Unaccustomed as I am To the luxury life I've been...
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| 138. Elvis Costello - O, Mistress Mine |
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(harle/shakespeare) O, mistress mine Where are you roaming? O, stay and hear Your true love's coming That can save both high and low Trip no...
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| 139. Elvis Costello - Too Far Gone |
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I can tell somewhere there's someone you love more than me Someone you love more than me And it hurts to say it that you have a right to be free ...
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| 140. Elvis Costello - You Tripped At Every Step |
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Take your tiny feet out of your mother's shoes Or there is going to be a terrible scene It's not just the lipstick drawn on crooked When they find...
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