"Tears Before Bedtime"
I know the name on the tip of your tongue 
And I know that accusing look 
Everybody knows I've been so wrong 
That's the problem and here's the hook 
Tears before bedtime 
There'll be trouble tonight 
I don't want to talk about it anymore 
I don't want to have another fight 
I don't want to talk I don't want to fight 
How wrong can I be before I am right 
For the tears that you boo hoo hoo hoo 
There can be no defence 
You say I'll forgive and forget 
But it's only a pretense 
Either you can leave the past behind 
Or give me something to disconnect my mind 
I sleep with my fists clenched tight 
When I don't lie awake all night 
I guess time gave up the ghost too late 
And the balance of our love 
Very soon turns to hate 
Darling my suspiciousness 
Tortures me at night 
But I can't excuse the cruel words
That I use whenever we fight 
Tears before bedtime
Tears before bedtime
~Elvis Costello "Tears before bedtime"
Posted by Bjorn