New Lace Sleeves

Lyrics

Bad lovers face to face in the morning

Shy apologies and polite regrets

Slow dances that left no warning of

Outraged glances and indiscreet yawning

Good manners and bad breath get you nowhere

Even presidents have newspaper lovers

Ministers go crawling under covers

She's no angel

He's no saint

They're all covered up with whitewash and grease paint

And you say...

Chorus:

The teacher never told you anything but white lies

But you never see the lies

And you believe

Oh you know you have been captured

You feel so civilized

And you look so pretty in your new lace sleeves

The salty lips of the socialite sisters

With their continental fingers that have

Never seen working blisters

Oh I know they've got their problems

I wish I was one of them

They say daddy's coming home soon

With his sergeant stripes and his Empire mug and spoon

No more fast buck

When are they gonna learn their lesson

When are they gonna stop all of these victory processions

And you say...

(Chorus)

Credits

• Written by: Elvis Costello
• Produced by: Nick Lowe, in association with Roger Bechirian, assisted by Neil King
• Musicians:

Elvis Costello - vocals, guitar

Steve Nieve - keyboards

Bruce Thomas - bass

Pete Thomas - drums

Discography

Albums:

• Trust, 1981
• Trust (reissue), Rykodisc/Demon, 1994
• Trust (Deluxe Edition), Rhino/Edsel, 2003

Singles:

• none

Collections:

• The Man (The Best Of Elvis Costello), 1985
• Girls Girls Girls, 1989
• The Very Best Of Elvis Costello, 1999

Soundtracks:

• none

Various Artists collections:

• none

Alternate Versions:

• New Lace Sleeves (Alternate Version)

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

Produced by: Elvis Costello

Musicians:

Elvis Costello - vocals, all instruments except bass and drums

Paul "Bassman" Riley - bass

Pete Thomas - drums

Covers

Recorded by:

• none
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Performed by:

• none
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Bootlegs

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