I thought I would go to the sea and shrink down very tiny
And slide inside the telephone wire that runs under the briny
Till I found there is a way of crawling to the U.S.A.
You had better not go too far
There's one way out, there's only one way
Leave your mother and your father
Crawling to the U.S.A.
Saw it late one night on a secret channel
It's farther on along the tunnel
It's way beyond the final station
That's the one they never mention
You had better not go too far
There's one way out, there's only one way
Leave your mother and your father
Crawling to the U.S.A.
You don't have to pay them that much
You had better bring your lunch
It's undercover, around the houses
Up your skirt and down your trousers
You had better not go too far
There's one way out, there's only one way
Leave your mother and your father
Crawling to the U.S.A.
She said, "I catch you taking liberties and they do not impress me
Attach me to your credit card and then you can undress me
Everybody is on their knees except the Russians and the Chinese
You had better not go too far
There's one way out, there's only one way
Leave your mother and your father
Crawling to the U.S.A.
Crawling To The USA (Spanish Model) lyrics
Por el mar pensé llegar y hacerme muy pequeño
Por un cable bajo el agua irán todos mis sueños
El camino encontraré, crawling to the U.S.A.
Lejos no te conviene estar
Hay una entrada, hay una sola
Me despido de mis memorias
Crawling to the U.S.A.
De madrugada y en secreto
(Crawling to the U.S.A.)
Por un túnel de concreto
(Crawling to the U.S.A.)
Mil pasos más de lo que dijeron
Ya no se si estoy vivo o muerto
Lejos no te conviene estar
Hay una entrada, hay una sola
Me despido de mis memorias
Crawling to the U.S.A.
Los coyotes del camino
(Crawling to the U.S.A.)
Devorando mi destino
(Crawling to the U.S.A.)
Voy clandestino, entre ciudades
La sonrisa van a robarme
Lejos no te conviene estar
Hay una entrada, hay una sola
Me despido de mis memorias
Crawling to the U.S.A.
Me dijo "no te creas tan especial no vas a impresionarme"
Ponle precio a mi lealtad y puedes desnudarme
De sur al norte de rodillas
Sólo el este los esquiva
Lejos no te conviene estar
Hay una entrada, hay una sola
Me despido de mis memorias
Crawling to the U.S.A.
Crawling to the U.S.A.
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Crawling To The USA |
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Written by | Elvis Costello |
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Performed by | Elvis Costello & The Attractions |
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Produced by | Nick Lowe |
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Musicians | Elvis Costello - vocals, guitar Steve Nieve - keyboards Bruce Thomas - bass Pete Thomas - drums |
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Recorded | December 1978, Trafalgar Studios, Sydney, Australia |
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Released | October 1979 |
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Albums | This Year's Model (Rykodisc/Demon reissue), 1993 This Year's Model (Rhino/Edsel reissue), 2002 This Year's Model: Deluxe Edition, 2008 |
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Collections | Taking Liberties, 1980 Ten Bloody Marys & Ten How's Your Fathers, 1980 2½ Years, 1993 In Motion Pictures, 2012 |
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Soundtracks | Americathon, 1979 |
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Length | 2:52 |
Alternate versions
Crawling To The USA (Spanish Model Version) |
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Performed by | Gian Marco, Nicole Zignago, Elvis Costello & The Attractions |
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Produced by | Sebastian Krys from an original idea by Elvis Costello |
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Spanish adaptation | Luis Mitre & Andrea Sandoval |
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Musicians | Gian Marco - vocals Nicole Zignago - vocals Elvis Costello - vocals, guitar Steve Nieve - keyboards Bruce Thomas - bass Pete Thomas - drums |
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Recorded | December 2019, Los Angeles (Gian Marco & Nicole Zignago), December 1978, Trafalgar Studios, Sydney, Australia (Elvis Costello & The Attractions) |
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Released | September 10, 2021 |
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Albums | Spanish Model, 2021 |
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Length | 2:47 |
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