Crimes Of Paris

Lyrics

I thought it was you with your optimist's view of the clock

And how it's always another day

Just after twelve o'clock's struck

Said "Now I only want you so I don't have to promise"

But tiny children in grown-up clothes whispered all the Crimes of Paris

Chorus:

You're not the girl next door or a girl from France

Or the cigarette-girl in the sizzle hot-pants

All the words of love seem cruel and crass

When you're tough and transparent as armoured glass

You're everywhere girl in an everyday mess

Who'll pay for the Crimes of Paris

I heard that you fell for the "Hell or to Hammersmith Blues"

In the tiny torn up pieces of his mind, he's irresistible too

It's hard to say now if he's only stupid or is smart

As he crawled through the door

And poured out more of his creeping-Jesus heart

(Chorus)

And it's all here and now

She hits him with that paper-weight Eiffel Tower

And I tried to hold on to you, but I don't know how

And I find it hard to swallow good advice

Like going down three times to only come up twice

Come up twice

She's so convenient, he's always stiff as hair-lacquer

It's hard to discover now he's in love with her

It was her way of getting her own back

He never did anything she couldn't do on her own

You're as good as your word and that's no good to her

You'd better leave that kitten alone

(Chorus)

Credits

• Written by: Elvis Costello
• Produced by: Nick Lowe with Colin Fairley
• Musicians:

Elvis Costello - vocals and guitar

Steve Nieve - keyboards

Bruce Thomas - bass

Pete Thomas - drums

Cait O'Riordan - vocals

Discography

Albums:

• Blood & Chocolate, 1986
• Blood & Chocolate (reissue), Rykodisc/Demon, 1995
• Blood & Chocolate (Deluxe Edition), Rhino, 2002
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Singles:

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Collections:

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Soundtracks:

• none

Various Artists collections:

• none

Covers

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Performed by:

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Bootlegs

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