This tune popped up on my iPod today. One of my favorites:
Bad lovers face to face in the morning
Shy apologies and polite regrets
Slow dances that left no warning of
Outraged glances and indiscreet yawning
Good manners and bad breath get you nowhere
Even presidents have newspaper lovers
Ministers go crawling under covers
She's no angel
He's no saint
They're all covered up with whitewash and grease paint
And you say...
Chorus:
The teacher never told you anything but white lies
But you never see the lies
And you believe
Oh you know you have been captured
You feel so civilized
And you look so pretty in your new lace sleeves
The salty lips of the socialite sisters
With their continental fingers that have
Never seen working blisters
Oh I know they've got their problems
I wish I was one of them
They say daddy's coming home soon
With his sergeant stripes and his Empire mug and spoon
No more fast buck
When are they gonna learn their lesson
When are they gonna stop all of these victory processions
And you say...
NEW LACE SLEEVES/ELVIS COSTELLO
1 comment:
Funny! I was thinking about Elvis Costello today too -- y'know, as you do. I have been listening to "Blood and Chocolate" these days and appreciating him more and more. And I recently bought "Imperial Bedroom" used, so am rediscovering that too. He has called New Lace Sleeves the best-ever performance by the Attractions; I'm not one to argue.
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