
Song
Elvis Costello
New Lace Sleeves

0
Play
Lyrics
Uploaded bynct.phongdq
Bad lovers face to face in the morning
Shy apologies and polite regrets
Slow dances that left no warning of
Outraged glances and indiscreet yawning
Good manners and bad breath get you nowhere Even presidents have newspaper lovers
Ministers go crawling under covers
She's no angel
He's no saint
They're all covered up with white washed grease paint
And you say The teacher never told you anything but white lies
But you never see the lies
And you believe
Oh you know you have been captured
You feel so civilized
And you look so pretty in your new lace sleeves The salty lips of the socialite sisters
With their continental fingers that have
Never seen working blisters
Oh I know they've got their problems
I wish I was one of them
They say daddy's coming home soon
With his sergeant stripes and his empire mug and spoon No more fast buck
And when are they gonna learn their lesson
But when are they gonna stop all of these victory processions
And you say The teacher never told you anything but white lies
But you never see the lies
And you believe
But you know you have been captured
You feel so civilized
And you look so pretty in your new lace sleeves Look so pretty in your new lace sleeves
Look so pretty in your new lace sleeves
Look so pretty in your new lace sleeves
Look so pretty in your new lace sleeves
Look so pretty in your new lace sleeves
Shy apologies and polite regrets
Slow dances that left no warning of
Outraged glances and indiscreet yawning
Good manners and bad breath get you nowhere Even presidents have newspaper lovers
Ministers go crawling under covers
She's no angel
He's no saint
They're all covered up with white washed grease paint
And you say The teacher never told you anything but white lies
But you never see the lies
And you believe
Oh you know you have been captured
You feel so civilized
And you look so pretty in your new lace sleeves The salty lips of the socialite sisters
With their continental fingers that have
Never seen working blisters
Oh I know they've got their problems
I wish I was one of them
They say daddy's coming home soon
With his sergeant stripes and his empire mug and spoon No more fast buck
And when are they gonna learn their lesson
But when are they gonna stop all of these victory processions
And you say The teacher never told you anything but white lies
But you never see the lies
And you believe
But you know you have been captured
You feel so civilized
And you look so pretty in your new lace sleeves Look so pretty in your new lace sleeves
Look so pretty in your new lace sleeves
Look so pretty in your new lace sleeves
Look so pretty in your new lace sleeves
Look so pretty in your new lace sleeves
Show more
Artist

Elvis Costello14 followers
Follow
Popular songs by Elvis Costello

She

03:09

She

03:08

Pump It Up

03:19

I'M Not Angry(Album Version)

02:59

Five Small Words

04:45
Popular Albums by Elvis Costello

King Of America & Other Realms (Super Deluxe / 2024 Remaster)
Elvis Costello

Indoor Fireworks
Elvis Costello

The Songs Of Bacharach & Costello (Super Deluxe)
Elvis Costello
, Burt Bacharach

New Wave
Joker Out
, Elvis Costello

The Songs Of Bacharach & Costello (Super Deluxe)
Elvis Costello
, Burt Bacharach

You Can Have Her / In The Darkest Place / Painted From Memory / Anyone Who Had A Heart
Elvis Costello
, Burt Bacharach
, Steve Nieve

In The Darkest Place / Painted From Memory / Anyone Who Had A Heart (Live)
Elvis Costello
, Burt Bacharach
, Steve Nieve

Wise Up: Thought Remixes And Reworks
Elvis Costello
, The Roots

The Boy Named If
Elvis Costello
, The Imposters

Farewell, OK (Single)
Elvis Costello
, The Imposters

Uploaded byUNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP