Elvis Costello - Man Out of Time (Very Best Of-1977-86)
So this is where he came to hide
When he ran from you
In a private detective's overcoat
And dirty dead man's shoes
The pretty things of Knightsbridge
Lying for a minister of state
Is a far cry from the nod and wink
Here at traitor's gate
'Cause the high heel he used to be has been ground down
And he listens for the footsteps that would follow him around
To murder my love is a crime
But will you still love
A man out of time
There's a tuppeny hapenny millionaire
Looking for a fourpenny one
With a tight grip on the short hairs
Of the public imagination
But for his private wife and kids somehow
Real life becomes a rumour
Days of dutch courage
Just three French letters and a German sense of humour
He's got a mind like a sewer and a heart like a fridge
He stands to be insulted and he pays for the privilege
(chorus)
The biggest wheels of industry
Retire sharp and short
And the after dinner overtures
Are nothing but an after thought
Somebody's creeping in the kitchen
There's a reputation to be made
Whose nerves are always on a knife's edge
Who's up late polishing the blade
Love is always scarpering or cowering or fawning
You drink yourself insensitive and hate yourself in the morning
(chorus)
Pozostale piosenki artysty Elvis Costello (421):
(the angels wanna wear my) Red Shoes
Alison
Blame it on Cain
Cheap Reward
Im Not Angry
Komentarze:
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| You should write a song about being a YouTube troll brabon. I'm sure it will amazing. |
| Autor: sinisterscrawl |
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| its about aging you dimwit, and how we cant face the reality of the same |
| Autor: brabon |
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| I agree he plays it a Lot, maybe not everytime tho
I'm 20% amnesia but it seems near the end of the set usually |
| Autor: Rawblah |
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| Questioning this song? He does it in every live show, since it came out. 20 years ago. It is gorgeous and the melody is unparalled. |
| Autor: spiderkiss |
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| the soviets ability to go toe to toe with niggas from britian is quite remarkable to this day and we turn to nationalisation while they open fire on their own capitol building not to mention the unresolved liquid assets the csars corps wishes he still controlled nevermind the worlds third largest oil resereve long live the mirror bless &long live the king |
| Autor: ccbuster16 |
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| wordsmith with a briiliant genuine songwriting ability.GO ELVIS! |
| Autor: revoluketion |
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| I think its about being married to an alcoholic partner who sucks the happiness out of you - |
| Autor: COLOUREDSHED |
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| i was at a show in philly last year and he didnt play that, of course we got lost and got there and hour late, and only caught 5 songs, so im just gonna shut the fuck up and take your word for it... |
| Autor: riles5446 |
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