My Brave Face

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My brave, my brave, my brave face

I've been living in style
Unaccustomed as I am
To the luxury life
I've been hitting the town
And it didn't hit back

I've been doing the rounds
Unaccustomed as I am
To the time on my hands
Now I don't have to tell anybody
When I'm going to get back

Ever since you went away
I've had the sentimental inclination
Not to change a single thing
As I pull the sheet back on the bed
I want to go bury my head
In your pillow

Now that I'm alone again
I can't stop breaking down again
The simplest things set me off again
And take me to that place
Where I can't find my brave face
Where I can't find my brave face
My brave, my brave, my brave face
My brave face

I've been living a lie
Unaccustomed as I am
To the work of a housewife
I've been breaking up
Dirty dishes and been throwing them away

Ever since you left I have been trying to
Compose a "baby will you please come home" note
Meant for you
As I clear away another
Untouched t.v. dinner
From the table I laid for two

Now that I'm alone again
I can't stop breaking down again
The simplest things set me off again
And take me to that place
Where I can't find my brave face
Where I can't find my brave face
My brave, my brave, my brave face
My brave face

My Brave Face
Written byPaul McCartney & Declan MacManus

Background:
 This song is unreleased by Elvis Costello, but a McCartney/Costello demo version appears on the bootleg The McCartney/MacManus Collaboration.
First known performance:
July 20, 1989, Tokyo, Japan
Last known performance:
September 16, 1989, Concord, CA
     (5 known performances)


Paul McCartney version

Performed byPaul McCartney
Produced byPaul McCartney, Mitchell Froom & Neil Dorfsman
MusiciansPaul McCartney - lead vocal, harmonies, bass, acoustic guitar, tambourine
Hamish Stuart - harmonies, electric guitar, acoustic guitar
Chris Whitten - drums
Robbie McIntosh - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Mitchell Froom - keyboards
David Rhodes - ebow guitar
Chris Davis - saxophone
Chris White - saxophone
Dave Bishop - saxophone
AlbumsPaul McCartney: Flowers In The Dirt, 1989
SinglesMy Brave Face, 1989
Various Artists collectionsSongs Of Elvis Costello: Bespoke Songs, Lost Dogs, Detours & Rendezvous, 1998
PromosUK Elvis Costello, 2002
UK Elvis Costello (2006), 2006
Length3:16
Paul McCartney: Flowers In The DirtFlowers In The Dirt album cover.jpg

Songs Of Elvis Costello: Bespoke Songs, Lost Dogs, Detours & Rendezvous1998 Bespoke Songs Lost Dogs Detours Rendezvous Album small.jpg

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