Тексты песен «Elvis Costello»

Love is a burnina?? thing And it makes a fiery ring Bound by wild desire I fell into a ring of fire I fell into a burning ring of fire I went down, down, down And the flames went higher And it burns, burns,...

forever it doesn't mean forever anymore I said forever but it doesn't look like I'm going to be around much anymore when the heat get so tropical and the talk gets so topical CHORUS: riot act you can read me the riot...

How long does a promise last? How long can a lie be told? What would I take in exchange for my soul? Would I notice when it was sold? Wake me up, wake me up Wake me up with a slap or a kiss There must be...

She can roll her shoulder, she can roll her ass Ain't no doubt about it, she's a gamely lass Jerking with her elbow, clever with her knees When she move it over, does the best to please Diction very bad, friction...

The chains from the bridle and the reins fell from my hands And the engines are idle and the ship sails on dry land I stood there stupified; I thought I recognize Walking down Rocking Horse Road...getting lost Shot...

Is anyone there I can talk to? Give us a sign if you're with me Can't you see that I'm dying to hear you Everyone else has lost interest And I'm all alone in this dream house Though you're gone, I don't feel like...

Picture a hotel room Clothes scattered across the floor Covers pulled back from the pillow A sign hung on the door Two lovers locked up tight Through the endless days and nights Hiding something they can't show...

Down by the harborside A boat is fastened by a length of rope It was a perfect match Dreaming of escape Feeling almost detached Look beneath the waves The seabirds diving down into black water The morning bells...

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 bringing down a Hammer on anything that sells I suppose you're a winner...

Sure you haven't got the wrong number Sure it's me you want to talk to tonight Everyone in town's got your number Everyone in town's got you pegged just right Is that why you got in touch with me I guess you must...

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 know perfectly well why he's so sad about this girl He's so mad about...

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 like an illustration of a cocktail party Where cartoon bubbles burst in...

this must be the place second place in the human race down in the basement now I know what he meant secondary modern where there won't be a problem 'til the girls go home this is the hand that you never shook you never...

Seconds of Pleasure You say you don't desire me, she's only a hired hand, now you are tired of me. Expensive care is meaningless, feeling nothing and caring less. Cut off at the pass, she knows where you were...

CHORUS: senior service - junior dissatisfaction it's the breath you took too late it's a death that's worse than fate senior service - junior dissatisfaction though it may be second hand it's by no means second rate I...

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven Monday's calling you too early when you're sound asleep Bells are ringing by your bedside and out in the streets You say Monday's long enough but this is just the start...

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven Monday's calling you too early when you're sound asleep Bells are ringing by your bedside and out in the streets You say Monday's long enough but this is just the start...

1, 2, 3, 4 Giving you more of what for Always worked for me before Now I'm a shabby doll What's going on behind the Green elevator door With just a shabby doll There's a hit man facing A compromising...

Giving you more of what for Always worked for me before Now I'm a shabby doll What's going on behind the green elevator door With just a shabby doll [Chorus:] There's a hit man facing A compromising situation...

Shadow and Jimmy were always yesterday's news Jimmy's a bowler, Shadow rents out his green bowling shoes Late Friday night when the bars are all shuttered and dark He shadows back Jimmy to the lot in the lost trailer...