Expert Rites Lyrics

(Krall/Costello) Things these days are better by far, A horse can out run a motor car, If the wheels are rubber and the rails are steel That beast can outrun any automobile Here'...Read Full Lyrics

(Elvis Costello/Aimee Mann) There's no charity in you And that surprises me I guess I thought you were a golden idol 'Cause I called you majesty On the balustrade You watched me h...Read Full Lyrics

All the leaves are turning yellow, red and brown Soon they'll be scattered as they tumble down Although they may be swept up so invitingly I never did what I was told I trampled t...Read Full Lyrics

That all could gather That we could marry Still Faces absent That she could see this As if time hovered That he'd caress him That jars and lads and Carol Ann were ...Read Full Lyrics

Figure hanging on a leather band Cog consults the watch he cups in his hand Bejewelled movement measures lost and vanished time Pray for the boy who makes his bed in cold earth and...Read Full Lyrics

Oh it's not easy to resist temptation Walking around looking like a figment of somebody else's imagination Taking ev'ry word she says just like an open invitation But the power of ...Read Full Lyrics

When Sunday morning dandruff turns out to be confetti And the cost of living in sin would make a poor man out of Paul Getty The girl in your dreams would have you up on an under ag...Read Full Lyrics

Oh, well, now you're the girl I'm simply mad about. Oh yes, I'm really glad it's been me. Oh yeah. I hope that you've been getting ready, 'Cause I'm gonna ask you to go steady with...Read Full Lyrics

I'm packing up my memories And I'm gonna move all out of your heart I'm turning in my keys And I'm gonna move all out of your heart Cause there aint room enough for two In dreams ...Read Full Lyrics

Georgie grew to hate her name It sounded like a tiny man And the one she had said, "I can't see you But I'll call you whenever I can" Sometimes the phone would ring, when she was ...Read Full Lyrics