Sunday, September 19, 2010

For Joanna.



 
"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



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