...This Town... Elvis Costello

gave his very best little boy look It was a song with a topical verse which I'm afraid he then proceeded to sing Something about the moody doomed love of the Fish-Finger King (chorus) You're nobody in this

The Only Flame In Town Elvis Costello

I know a girl got my mind in a mess I never heard her say goodnight and God bless She's not the only flame in town And when we're alone we never quarrel I'm miles away now here's the moral She's not the

Either Side Of The Same Town Elvis Costello

Nothing will ever be the same All of the promises we made seem hollow But there are still streets in this town Marked with your shadow So if you see me, look surprised If you don't then pass me by And

Stalin Malone Elvis Costello

those poor wonders, 'til they want you alone Though they can't tell a cuckoo-clock from the squeals of saxophones That's when they'll fear my name Stalin Malone I'm telling you the day will come when this

Blame It On Cain Elvis Costello

So if the man with the ticker tape, he tries to take it, well this is what I'm gonna say. Blame it on Cain. Don't blame it on me. Oh, oh, it's nobody's fault, but we need somebody to burn.

Last Boat Leaving Elvis Costello

On the last boat leaving this stinking town It's the last boat leaving, it's the last boat leaving You've had my innocence, you've had my heartbreak You've taken the place where I once belonged Now what

Clubland (Live) Elvis Costello

someone's pocket to do the dirty work You've come to shoot the pony They've come to do the jerk They leave him half way to paradise They leave you half way to bliss The ladies' invitation never seemed like this

Deep Dark Truthful Mirror Elvis Costello

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 was just a purple bruise the ground was iron And you fell all around the town

Alison (Elvis Costello) Hitomi Shimazaki

Alison (Elvis Costello) - Hitomi Shimazaki (시마자키 히토미/島崎ひとみ) Oh it's so funny to be seeing you after so long, girl. And with the way you look i understand That you are not impressed.

Jimmie Standing In The Rain Elvis Costello

indifferent nation Waiting on a platform at a Lancashire station Somebody's calling you again The sky is falling Jimmie's standing in the rain Nobody wants to buy a counterfeited prairie lullaby in a colliery town

Poison Moon Elvis Costello

a nightmare, cast off in my dreams If home is anywhere that I can hang my hat Then it's coming apart at the seams My luck is hanging upside down I try to hold on tight But money's rolling out of town

Radio Sweetheart Elvis Costello

the last chancers When slow motion drunks pick wallflower dancers You come here looking for the ride to glory Go back home with a hard luck story I can hardly wait around until the weekend comes to town

Pads, Paws And Claws Elvis Costello

She's a feline tormentor, not any vaudeville wife But with a drunk-town lament he leads her a miserable life But when he's full of that beer-champagne She pads, paws, pads, paws and claws And if he should

Edith And The Kingpin Elvis Costello

The big man arrives Disco dancers greet him Plainclothes cops greet him Small town, big man Fresh lipstick glistening Sophomore jive From victims Of typewriters The band sounds Like typewriters The big

This Year's Girl (Live At Hollywood High) Elvis Costello

This Year's Girl Elvis Costello This Years Model (1978) See her picture in a thousand places 'cause she's this year's girl You think you all own little pieces of this year's girl Forget your fancy

Complicated Shadows Elvis Costello

Complicated Shadows Well there's a line that you must toe and it'll soon be time to go but it's darker than you know in those Complicated Shadows All you gangsters and rude clowns Who were shooting up the town

This Year's Girl Elvis Costello

See her picture in a thousand places 'cause she's this year's girl You think you all own little pieces of this year's girl Forget your fancy manners Forget your English grammar 'Cause you don't really

This Year's Girl (Alternate Eden Studios Ver.) Elvis Costello

"See her picture in a thousand places 'cause she's this year's girl You think you all own little pieces of this year's girl Forget your fancy manners Forget your English grammar 'Cause you don't really

The Name Of This Thing Is Not Love Elvis Costello

There's a part of this feeling that I just cannot kill But the name of this thing is not love And I can't take a potion, and I won't take a pill So it tortures me still, but the name of this thing is not

Veronica Elvis Costello

Did he roam down the town all the time?

Daddy Can I Turn This? Elvis Costello

There is a button and there's a switch There is a needle and there's a dial There is a lever I want to lift And still you treat me like I'm a child Daddy can I turn this? Daddy can I turn this?

Name Of This Thing Is Not Love Elvis Costello

"There's a part of this feeling That I just cannot kill But the name of this thing is not love And I can't take a potion And I won't take a pill So it tortures me still But the name of this thing is not

Home Truth Elvis Costello

I hung up the phone tonight Just as you said I love you Once this would have been coincidence Now these things start to bother me You still close your eyes when I kiss you And I close mine too But we didn't

My Little Blue Window Elvis Costello

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 become a shrinking flower Just punch me on the arm This could

Sulky Girl Elvis Costello

trying to impress Chorus: I think you'd better hold your tongue Although you've never been that strong I'm sorry to say that I knew all along You're no match for that sulky girl She left her European town

When Did I Stop Dreaming? Elvis Costello

You appeared when I was lost in reverie If this is not a dream, it's my mistake And now I lie in wait for dawn to break I'm fairly sure I'm wide awake Pardon me, if I seem distant and strange Just

When Did I Stop Dreaming Elvis Costello

You appeared when I was lost in reverie If this is not a dream, it's my mistake And now I lie in wait for dawn to break I'm fairly sure I'm wide awake Pardon me, if I seem distant and strange Just tell

All This Useless Beauty Elvis Costello

Its at times such as this shed be tempted to spit If she wasnt so ladylike She imagines how she might have lived Back when legends and history collide So she looks to her prince finding hes so charmingly

I Want To Vanish Elvis Costello

I want to vanish This is my fondest wish To go where I cannot be captured Laid on a decorated dish Even in splendor this curious fate Is more than I care to surrender Now it's too late Whether in wonder

Alibi Elvis Costello

And you don't need anybody Alibi, alibi But you are the only one that knows this Alibi, alibi You deserve it 'cause you're special Alibi, alibi Maybe Jesus wants you for a sunbeam Alibi, alibi

Impatience ( Bonus Track ) Elvis Costello

I know it makes sense but it's hard for me to stay away But if this is how it has to be Maybe it's just a feeling That I could name But I'd probably best blame...impatience You can't miss - what

Impatience Elvis Costello

I know it makes sense but it's hard for me to stay away But if this is how it has to be Maybe it's just a feeling That I could name But I'd probably best blame...impatience You can't miss - what you've

Worthless Thing Elvis Costello

can't change what's written on your face tonight and I quote Oh I wish you could see Quite how much you could mean to me You worthless thing If you were ten feet taller and almost handsome I might pay this

Alison Elvis Costello

Alison, I know this world is killing you. Oh, Alison, my aim is true. Well I see you've got a husband now. Did he leave your pretty fingers lying in the wedding cake?

Let Me Tell You About Her Elvis Costello

eyes Let me tell you about her Hush now, I've said too much There's something indescribable I can't quite catch Let me tell you about her The way that she makes me feel Then draw a curtain on this

Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Shipbuilding Phoenix

Is it worth it A new winter coat and shoes for the wife And a bicycle on the boy's birthday It's just a rumour that was spread around town By the women and children Soon we'll be shipbuilding Well

You Left Me In The Dark Elvis Costello

Eyes are blue Skies are grey Nothing I do can make you stay I'm glad it will rain today You left me standing alone Although I thought that we could not be parted But if I'd only known That this

I Lost You Elvis Costello

"I lost you I lost you You slipped from your costume Like an actress in this tragedy You're just an apparition in a haunting mystery I fear that you've passed over me And there's nothing I can do because

Bedlam Elvis Costello

I've got this phosphorescent portrait of gentle Jesus meek and mild I've got this harlot that I'm stuck with carrying another man's child The solitary star announcing vacancy burnt out as we arrived They'd

Roadette Song (Live) Elvis Costello

business take off like a jet Rocking's her vocation, she's a very high roadette Young man there ain't no need to hustle Young man slow down your hustle bustle You can take your time, young man Some of this

God Give Me Strength Elvis Costello

Now I have nothing So God give me strength 'Cos I'm weak in her wake And if I'm strong I might still break And I don't have anything to share That I won't throw away into the air That song is sung out This

Radio Silence Elvis Costello

Signal fading, listen to what I'm saying Testing, testing This better be worth all of the breath I'm wasting Maintaining radio silence from now on Barricaded in the talk radio station Hostage taken The

God Give Me Strength (Live) Elvis Costello

I have nothing, so God give me strength 'Cause I'm weak in her wake And if I'm strong I might still break And I don't have anything to share That I won't throw away into the air That song is sung out This

Alison (Live At Hollywood High/1978) Elvis Costello

of mine take off your party dress I'm not gonna get too sentimental like those other sticky valentines cuz I don't know if you were lovin somebody I only hope it wasn't mine < > Alison I know this

Alison (Album Version) Elvis Costello

friend of mine take off your party dress I'm not gonna get too sentimental like those other sticky valentines cuz I don't know if you were lovin somebody I only hope it wasn't mine < > Alison I know this

The Judgement Elvis Costello

The accused will rise To be torn in two Guilty of nothin' but loving you This is the judgement And I'm willin' to plead How you don't want me Hopin' this torment will cease Will I be released?

Big Boys (Demo Ver.) Elvis Costello

"I am starting to function In the usual way Everything is so provocative Very very, temporary I shall walk (I shall walk) Out of this place (out of this place) I shall walk Out on you 'Cause

Monkey To Man Elvis Costello

pout Outside the bars we use for keeping you out You've taken everything that you wanted Broke it up and plundered it and hunted Ever since we said it You went and took the credit It's been headed this

(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love & Understanding Elvis Costello

As I walk through This wicked world Searchin' for light in the darkness of insanity. I ask myself Is all hope lost? Is there only pain and hatred, and misery?

Couldn't Call It Unexpected No. 4 Elvis Costello

will come" Above her head a portrait of her father The wilted favour that he gave her still fastened to the frame "They've got his bones and everything he owns I've got his name" Well you can laugh at this