The Crooked Line

Lyrics

Life isn't a game won or tied

Lost by either side

Then some people's idea

Of the straight and narrow didn't appeal to me

If you were my life's companion

As it seems you may turn out to be

I'm contemplating

How I hope I'll find you waiting

At the very end of this crooked line

Love isn't a trial of strength and weakness

Through light into darkness

Then some people remark

The worthwhile fire never started without that spark

If you were my life's companion

As it seems you may turn out to be

I'm contemplating

How I hope I'll find you waiting

At the very end of this crooked line

Credits

• Written by: Elvis Costello and T Bone Burnett

Performances

This unreleased song was written for but not included in a movie (possibly the Johnny Cash biopic Walk The Line) and has been performed occasionally in concert since 2005. The song's title has also been reported as Life's Companion and This Crooked Line.

Covers

• none

Bootlegs

• none