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

...This Town... Elvis Costello

That Charlie Sedarka was a-playing the piano like he was pawing a dirty book He bit a hole in his big bottom lip and gave his very best little boy look It was a song with a topical verse which I'm afraid

My Flame Burns Blue (Blood Count) (Live) Elvis Costello

As the last light glimmers And the evening hours dim Maybe I'm too proud to utter it out loud Even though my flame burns blue As the night's descending Once again I find I'll tarry and pretend My confidential

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

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 man gets what he merits Though

Blame It On Cain Elvis Costello

Still, you are the only one. Now I can't let it slip away. 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.

Still Elvis Costello

These few lines I'll devote To a marvelous girl covered up with my coat Pull it up to your chin I'll hold you until the day will begin Still Lying in the shadows this new flame will cast Upon

Still (Feat. The Brodsky Quartet) Elvis Costello

These few lines I'll devote To a marvellous girl covered up with my coat Pull it up to your chin I'll hold you until the day will begin Still Lying in the shadows this new flame will cast Upon everything

Last Boat Leaving Elvis Costello

to go They took his pride They took his voice Don't upset him now, don't make a noise They said "You're lucky son you've still got a choice" Last boat leaving Don't waste your tears It's not as if I'm in

...Dust Elvis Costello

If only dust could gather into lines of chalk Around a silhouette detective fiction walks For it's the only witness that can testify Can I spit out the truth? Or would you rather just swallow a lie?

Accidents Will Happen Elvis Costello

" Accidents Will Happen " Oh I just don't know where to begin Though he says he'll wait forever It's now or never But she keeps him hanging on The silly champion She says she can't go home Without

Poison Moon Elvis Costello

Cut loose in 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

Dust 2 ... Elvis Costello

If dust could only talk What would we hear it say?

Deep Dark Truthful Mirror Elvis Costello

One day you're going to 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

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

Accidents Will Happen (Live At Hollywood High/1978) Elvis Costello

Accidents Will Happen - Elvis Costello Oh I just don't know where to begin Though he says he'll wait forever It's now or never But she keeps him hanging on The silly champion She says she can't go

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.

You Left Me In The Dark Elvis Costello

See how the elements obey?

Clubland (Live) Elvis Costello

ranking man or a face with thin red stripes The boys next door The mums and dads New weds and nearly-deads Have you ever been had in clubland?

Tramp The Dirt Down Elvis Costello

I saw a newspaper picture from the political campaign A woman was kissing a child, who was obviously in pain She spills with compassion, as that young child's face in her hands she grips Can you imagine

The Beat Elvis Costello

It takes two to tumble, it takes two to tango Speak up--don't mumble if you're in the combo On the beat, on the beat Till a man comes along and he says "Have you been a good boy, never played with

Veronica Elvis Costello

Is it all in that pretty little head of yours? What goes on in that place in the dark?

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

Complicated Shadows Elvis Costello

Well you know your time has come and you're sorry for what you've done You should've never have been playing with a gun In those Complicated Shadows Well there's a line that you must toe and it'll soon

Bullets For The New-Born King Elvis Costello

"No one looks in this place for motive or any hope But for the dead shot of an amber glass The blue light of a votive Rain obscured the window As the pain was dulled by the grains Absolved by spoons in

The Beat (LIve At Hollywood High) Elvis Costello

Speak up; don't mumble if you're in the combo. On the beat, on the beat. Till a man comes along and he says, 'Have you been a good boy, never played with your toy?

Lip Service Elvis Costello

You left the motor running But I know you're so attractive Getting in some sharp practice You better not do anything reckless But everybody is going through the motions Everybody is going through

Lip Service (Live At Hollywood High) Elvis Costello

You left the motor running But I know you're so attractive Getting in some sharp practice You better not do anything reckless But everybody is going through the motions Everybody is going through

Jimmie Standing In The Rain Elvis Costello

"Third-class ticket in his pocket Punching out the shadows underneath the sockets Tweed coat turned up against the fog Slow coaches rolling o'er the moor Between the very memory And approaches of war Stale

Can You Be True? Elvis Costello

" There will be days when you must go from my sight There may be nights when clouds deny us starlight Only time will tell us I hope that it speaks gently if it isn't meant to be Then again

Can You Be True? (Live) Elvis Costello

There will be days when you must go from my sight There may be nights when clouds deny us starlight Only time will tell us I hope that it speaks gently if it isn't meant to be Then again By then we

Almost Blue (Live) Elvis Costello

Almost blue Almost doing things we used to do There's a girl here, and she's almost you Almost all the things that your eyes once promised I see in hers too Now your eyes are red from crying Almost blue

Sulky Girl Elvis Costello

She wears a wedding ring her sister lent To throw them off the scent Just let them guess; it's what they expect Who in the world has bitten her neck?

Radio Sweetheart Elvis Costello

My head is spinning and my legs are weak Goose step dancing, can't hear myself speak Hope in the eyes of the ugly girls That settle for the lies of the last chancers When slow motion drunks pick

Chewing Gum Elvis Costello

they're yours to cut out and keep So you can dress them up maybe They don't know just who they are, or who they're supposed to be You can make them happy or sad Or assume their identity So here they are in

Tart Elvis Costello

Hear silver trumpets will trill in Arabic streets of Seville Oranges roll in the gutter And you pick them up And peel back the skin To the red fruit within But the flavour is Tart And the flavour is Tart

A Voice In The Dark Elvis Costello

"You can read right through a book of matches But that won't make you smart You can laugh in the face of watches But time will only break your heart Kings reign beneath umbrellas Hide pennies down in cellars

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

Night Rally Elvis Costello

I would send out for assistance but there's someone on the signal wire And the corporation logo is flashing on and off in the sky They're putting all your names in the forbidden book I know what they're

You Hung The Moon Elvis Costello

"The homecoming fanfare is echoing still Now tapping on tables And sensing a chill Poor families expecting loved one's return Only summon some charlatan spectre Oh, when will they learn?

Little Triggers Elvis Costello

Little triggers that you pull with your tongue Little triggers, I don't wanna be hung up, strung up When you don't call up (CHORUS) Little sniggers on your lips Little triggers in your grip Little

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

Lipstick Vogue Elvis Costello

Don't say you love me when it's just a rumour Don't say a word if there is any doubt Sometimes I think that love is just a tumour You've got to cut it out You say you're sorry for the things that

Lipstick Vogue (Live At Hollywood High) Elvis Costello

You say you're sorry for the things that you've done. You say you're sorry but you know you don't mean it. I wouldn't worry. I had so much fun.

The Great Unknown Elvis Costello

They took old Danny Boy for a ride From the arms of his bride to be Threw him into the murky waters By the dog biscuit factory Quick dry the tears and stifle cheers As he sinks just like a stone Footprints

Miracle Man Elvis Costello

You only asked me why. I never thought that so much trouble was restin' on my reply, I could say it was the nights when I was lonely and you were the only one who'd come.

Alison (Live At Hollywood High/1978) Elvis Costello

Well, it's so funny to be seein ya after so long girl by the way look, I understand that you are not impressed I heard you let that little friend of mine take off your party dress I'm not gonna get

Alison (Album Version) Elvis Costello

Well, it's so funny to be seein ya after so long girl by the way look, I understand that you are not impressed I heard you let that little friend of mine take off your party dress I'm not gonna get too

Delivery Man Elvis Costello

Abel was able, so Vivian said Her shoulders flung forward Her lips in a purse She talks like the beauty that she never was Of the fabulous wild nights that she never has In a certain light he looked like