5ive Gears In Reverse

Five gears in reverse
For girls looking at the big lift
Somebody send out for the night nurse
Please dont stick me on the late shift
If you dont know by now
Nobodys gonna tell you
If you dont know by now
The shock will probably kill you
But if your patience is corrupted and you still cannot decide
Youre sitting in the garage contemplating suicide
And you have no motivation you cant even catch your breath
All of this acceleration is driving you to death
Five gears in reverse
You think I dont know what Im doing
Another fashionable first
Like walking down the road to ruin
But if youre safe and sound
Dont let me interrupt you
And if youre gagged and bound
Well how can I corrupt you

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song performed by Elvis Costello
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When That I Was & A Little Tiny Boy

When that I was and a little tiny boy
With a hey-ho
The wind and the rain
A foolish thing was but a toy
For the rain it raineth
Every day
But when I came to mans estate
With a hey-ho
The wind and the rain
gainst knaves and thieves men shut their gate
For the rain it raineth
Every day
But when I came alas to wife
With a hey-ho
The wind and the rain
By swaggering I could never fright
For the rain it raineth
Every day
But when I came unto my bed
With a hey-ho

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Suspect My Tears

Do you remember how to say please?
Youve had your own way for such a long time
Your lash is sweet now, I dry your cheek
You think Im powerless when you weep
You may have something, I dont deny
You look too beautiful when you cry
If I seem unconcerned
Perhaps its time you learned
Ill cry until you suspect my tears
Ill cry until you suspect my tears
Youre not the only one who can turn it on
Where and when you need to
Do you remember how bad it felt?
Big eyes would fill up
That lip would tremble
You want to hurt me
Make me feel guilty
You always promise to lose control
I stole the trick that you used to play
Im tired of you having it your own way

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Can You Be True?

Can you be true?
Can this possibly be real?
I knew quite suddenly
Do you sense how I feel?
I long to hear you whisper my name
'Til you tell me
"My Darling, you may be my man."
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 might not be listening so attentively
I will be there
If the days bring torments and trials
To close the distances only measured in miles
I long to hold you all through the night
And to tell you
"My Darling, you make everything seem right"
And then I'll hear you calling in my name

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Im Your Toy

You may be sweet and nice
That wont keep you warm at night
cause Im the one who taught you how
To do the things youre doing now
He may feel all your charms
He may hold you in his arms
But Im the one who let you in
I was right beside you then
Once upon a time
You let me feel you deep inside
And nobody knew, nobody saw
Do you remember the way you cried?
Im your toy, Im your old boy
But I dont want no one but you to love me
Oh I wouldnt lie
You know Im not that kind of guy
Once upon a time
You let me feel you deep inside
And nobody knew, nobody saw
Do you remember the way you cried?

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Shot With His Own Gun

How does it feel now youve been undressed
By a man with a mind like the gutter press
So disappointed to find its no big sin
Lying skin to skin
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Shot with his own gun
Now dad is keeping mum
Shot with his own gun
Now somebody has to pay for the one who got away
Whats on his mind now is anyones guess
Losing his touch with each caress
Spending evry evening looking so appealing
He comes without warning
Leaves without feeling
Chorus
On your marks, man, ready, set
Lets get loaded and forget
The little corporal got in the way
And he got hit by an emotional ricochet
Its a bit more now than dressing up dolly

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High Fidelity

Some things you never get used to
Even though youre feeling like another man
Theres nothing that he can do for you
To shut me away as you walk through
Lovers laughing in their amateur hour
Holding hands in the corridors of power
Even though Im with somebody else right now
High fidelity
Can you hear me?
Theres a new kind of dedication
Maybe youll find it down the tunnel
Maybe I got above my station
Maybe youre only changing channel
Even though youre nowhere near me
And I know you kiss him so sincerely now
Even though the signals indistinct
And you worry what silly people think
Who just cant wait to feel so frozen out
I bet he thinks that he was chosen out of millions
I suppose hell never know about

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Get Yourself Another Fool

At last Ive awakened to see what youve done.
All I can do is pack up and run.
Now I know the rules. find yourself another fool.
You said that you loved me. I was yours to command.
Your kind of loving, my heart couldnt stand.
You played me for a fool. find yourself another fool.
And now, now that were through, you say you wished youd be true.
Oh, but deep down in my heart, I know our love could never grow.
And now, now that were through, you say you wished youd be true.
Oh, but deep down in my heart, I know our love will never grow.
At last Ive awakened to see what youve done.
All I can do is pack up and run.
Now I know the rules. find yourself another fool.
Now I know the rules. find yourself another fool.

song performed by Elvis Costello
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Tko

You can run all you like from the classroom or the cot
From a great big man or a tiny tot
But from this day everyday will be boxing day
Don't need your indecision let there be no doubt
Don't need you permission i can count you out
Tko
They put the numb into number they put the cut into cutie
They put the slum into slumber and the boot into beauty
But from this day everyday will be boxing day
It's a fight to the finish let there be no doubt
As the seconds turn into minutes i can count you out
Tko
You need a back to break or a back to stab
Now your birthday suit looks dull and drab
But from this day everyday will be boxing day
Now you don't look so glamorous
Whenever i feel so amorous
I can count you out
Tko

song performed by Elvis Costello
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Running Out Of Angels

They say theyre running out of angels
They say Im running out of time
Oh you dont have to be lucky
It is easier than trying, now theyre bringing down a
Hammer on anything that sells
I suppose youre a winner
Because theyre running out of angels
And all the lies upon the tongues of all the girls upon the rails
Will ruin any man who moved too soon
All except the one who seems to know more than she tells
You know she looks just like an angel
But she sings so out of tune
They say theyre running out of angels
They say Im running out of time
Oh you dont have to be lucky
It is easier than trying, now theyre bringing down a
Hammer on anything that sells
I suppose youre a winner
Because theyre running out of angels
Oh

song performed by Elvis Costello
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