Different Finger

Please put your rings on a diffrent finger if you meet me tonight
cause I cant stand those suspicious glances
cause I know the things theyre saying are right
Theyre saying why dont you straighten up
And see what youve got to lose
Put it all down to fate but you still got the chance to choose
I dont want to hear your whole life story
Or about my strange resemblance to some old flame
All I want is one night of glory
I dont even know your second name
Please put your rings on a diffrent finger cause weve got so much at stake
I cant stand those suspicious glances
cause they seem to cover evry move I make
But if I can be alone with you completely tonight
Put your rings on a diffrent finger
Before I turn out the light

song performed by Elvis Costello
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Sittin & Thinkin

I got loaded last night on a bottle of gin
And I had a fight with my best girlfriend
When Im drinkin I am nobodys friend
So please baby wait for me until they let me out again
I know the same thing has happened before
And each time it happens, I hate it more & more
When Im drinkin I am nobodys friend
So please baby wait for me until they let me out again
I spent a whole lotta time sittin & thinkin
Sittin & just thinkin bout you
If I didnt spend so much time sittin & drinkin
Wed still have the love I thought we knew
I wont promise the same thing wont happen again
But I can promise, itll be a long, long time till then
cause when Im drinkin I am nobodys friend
So please baby wait for me until they let me out again

song performed by Elvis Costello
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The Birds Will Still Be Singing

Summertime withers as the sun descends
He wants to kiss you. will you condescend?
Before you wake and find a chill within your bones
Under a fine canopy of lovers dust and humourous bones
Banish all dismay
Extinguish every sorrow
Eternity stinks, my darling. thats no joke
Dont waste your precious time pretending youre
Heartbroken
There will be tears and candles
Pretty words to say
Spare me lily-white lillies
With the awful perfume of decay
Banish all dismay
Extinguish every sorrow
If Im lost or Im forgiven
The birds will still be singing
Its so hard to tear myself away
Even when you know its over
Its too much to say.

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song performed by Elvis Costello
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B Movie

I found america hiding in the corner of my wallet
Its a well kept secret, thought that I had better swallow it
Before they make me spit out the truth
Before they find youre lying about your youth
B movie, thats all you are to me
Just a soft soap story
Dont want the woman to adore me
You cant stand it when it goes from real to reel
Too real too real
You cant stand it when I throw punch lines you can feel
All the time, theres a rule book in brittania
That no one ever waives
And everybodys on the make
Its not your heart I want to break
Turn out the lights
Im thinking that I want to go to sleep now
Just give me a promise that Im supposed to keep now
I dont want some fool asking me why
When I find youre finally making me cry

song performed by Elvis Costello
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Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down

Tonight the bottle let me down
It let your memory come around
The one true friend I thought Id found
Tonight the bottle let me down
Ive always had a bottle I could turn to
And lately Ive been turnin every day
But the wine dont take effect the way it used to
And Im hurtin in old familiar ways
Tonight the bottle let me down
It let your memory come around
The one true friend I thought Id found
Tonight the bottle let me down
Each night I leave the bar room when its over
Not feeling any pain at closing time
But tonight your memory found me much too sober
I cant drink enough to keep you off my mind
Tonight the bottle let me down
It let your memory come around
The one true friend I thought Id found
Tonight the bottle let me down

song performed by Elvis Costello
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Let Them All Talk

Hear what I say
See what I do
Believe me now Im all over you
All over you
I know a place
A certain very tender spot
To have and to hold
To have and have not
Listening to the sad song that the radio plays
Have we come this fa-fa-fa to find a soul cliche
Let them talk
Let them talk
Let them all talk
Oh yeah were killing time
Just to keep you clocking on
These are the best years of your life
Now theyre here and gone
Do the world a service
And you could do yourself a favour
Whose tongue now is tasting last weeks flavour

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song performed by Elvis Costello
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Painted From Memory

Such a picture of loveliness
Didnt you notice the resemblance?
Doesnt it look like she could speak?
Those eyes I tried to capture
They are lost to me now forever
They smile for someone else
Funny, how looks can be deceiving
But shes not easily
Painted from memory
Youd think that I would know by now
Those eyes I tried to capture
They are lost to me now forever
They smile for someone else
And so this had to be
Painted from memory
She is gone, and I must accept it
She is lost to me now
But I cant look away just yet though
She smiles for someone else
And so this had to be

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song performed by Elvis Costello
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Romeos Seance

Is anyone there I can talk to?
Give us a sign if youre with me
Cant you see that Im dying to hear you
Everyone else has lost interest
And Im all alone in this dream house
Though youre gone
I dont feel like crying
Romeo is calling you
Knock once or twice if youre out there
Send me a message my sweetheart
When Im out and about Ill be coming to see you
It isnt easy to live with this matronly face
At the window
Try to contact me, if you can see how Im suffering
Romeo is calling you
Scatter the paper and thimbles
You can take care of the candles
An unplugged radio plays. she is close now
Me and my hand-holding baby walking the floor and the
Ceiling

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song performed by Elvis Costello
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Dont Let Me Be Misunderstood

Baby can you understand me now
Sometimes I feel a little mad
Dont you know that no one alive can always be an angel
When things go wrong I seem to be mad
(chorus)
Im just a soul whose intentions are good
Oh lord please dont let me be misunderstood
Baby sometimes Im so carefree
With a joy thats hard to hide
Other times it seems that all I have to do is worry
And then I know youre bound to see my other side
Chorus
If I get mad at you I want you to know
That I never mean to take it out on you
Life has its problems and I get my share
But that is one thing I would never do cause I love you
Oh dont you know Im human
Ive got my faults just like any one
Sometimes I lie awake long regretting
Some foolish thing, some sinful thing Ive done

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song performed by Elvis Costello
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No Action

I dont wanna kiss you. I dont wanna touch.
I dont wanna see you cause I dont miss you that much.
Im not a telephone junkie.
I told you that we were just good friends.
But when I hold you like I hold that bakelite in my hands,
Theres no action,
Theres no action,
Theres no action.
Evry time I phone you, I just wanna put you down.
Hes got the keys to the car.
They are the keys to the kingdom.
Hes got evrything you need.
Its a shame that he didnt bring them.
Im not a telephone junkie.
If Im inserting my coin Im doing just fine.
And the things in my head start hurtin my mind.
And I think about the way things used to be,
Knowing you with him is driving me crazy.
Sometimes I phone you when I know youre not lonely,
But I always disconnect it in time.

song performed by Elvis Costello
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