Motel Matches

Lyrics

Somewhere in the distance I can hear "Who Shot Sam?"

This is my conviction, that I am an innocent man

Though you say I'm unkind

I'm being as nice as I can

Boys everywhere, fumbling with the catches

I struck lucky with motel matches

Falling for you without a second look

Falling out of your open pocketbook

Giving you away like motel matches

I wake with the siren in an emergency

Though your mind is full of love

In your eyes there is a vacancy

And you know what I'll do

When the light outside changes from red to blue

Boys everywhere, fumbling with the catches

I struck lucky with motel matches

Falling for you without a second look

Falling out of your open pocketbook

Giving you away like motel matches

Credits

• Written by: Elvis Costello
• Produced by: Nick Lowe
• Musicians:

Elvis Costello - vocals, guitar

Steve Nieve - keyboards

Bruce Thomas - bass

Pete Thomas - drums

Discography

Albums:

• Get Happy!!, 1980
• Get Happy!! (reissue), Rykodisc/Demon, 1994
• Get Happy!! (Deluxe Edition), Rhino/Edsel, 2003

Singles:

• none

Collections:

• Girls Girls Girls, 1989

Soundtracks:

• none

Various Artists collections:

• none

Alternate Versions:

• Motel Matches (live at the Palomino, North Hollywood, CA 1979-02-16)

Almost Blue (Deluxe Edition), Rhino/Edsel, 2004

Produced by: (none credited)

Musicians:

Elvis Costello - vocal, guitar

Steve Nieve - keyboards

Bruce Thomas - bass

Pete Thomas - drums

John McFee - guitar

• Motel Matches (Alternate Take)

Get Happy!! (Deluxe Edition), Rhino/Edsel, 2003

Produced by: Nick Lowe

Musicians:

Elvis Costello - vocal, guitar

Steve Nieve - keyboards

Bruce Thomas - bass

Pete Thomas - drums

• Motel Matches (live at the Warfield, San Francisco, CA 1984-04-28)

Goodbye Cruel World (reissue), Rykodisc/Demon, 1995

Goodbye Cruel World (Deluxe Edition), Rhino/Edsel, 2004

Produced by: (none credited)

Musicians:

Elvis Costello - vocal, piano

Covers

Recorded by:

• none
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Performed by:

• none
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Bootlegs

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