Back Stabbers

Lyrics

What they do

Smiling in your face

All the time they want to take your place

The back stabbers

Smiling in your face

All the time they want to take your place

The back stabbers

I keep getting all these visits

From my friends

They come to my house

Again and again and again and again

So are they there to see my woman

I don't even be home but they still keep on coming

What can I do to get on the right track

Wish they'd take some of these knives out my back

Yeah yeah yeah

Credits

• Written by: Leon Huff, Gene McFadden and John Whitehead
• Produced by: (none credited)
• Recorded at the University of Texas, Austin 1983-09-07
• Musicians:

Elvis Costello - vocal, guitar

Steve Nieve: keyboards

Bruce Thomas: bass

Pete Thomas: drums

The TKO Horns:

Jim Paterson: trombone

Jeff Blythe: saxophone

Paul Speare: saxophone

Dave Plews: trumpet

Discography

Albums:

• Punch The Clock (Deluxe Edition), Rhino/Edsel, 2003

Singles:

• none

Collections:

• none

Soundtracks:

• none

Various Artists collections:

• none

Covers

Recorded by:

• The O'Jays, on Back Stabbers, 1972
• MFSB, on MFSB, 1973
• Tina Turner, on Love Explosion, 1979

Bootlegs

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