Opportunity

Lyrics

Born in the middle of a second big baby boom

Those noisy boys just might have spoken up too soon

Now I'm looking for a little girl, I wonder where she's gone

Big money for families having more than one

Chorus:

Opportunity, opportunity

This is your big opportunity

They shop around

Follow you without a sound

Whatever you do now

Don't turn around

Don't turn around

Whatever happened to the pride of the nation?

They say, "Just wait until you break formation"

She was sitting pretty on a velvet cushion

But her bedroom eyes were like a button she was pushing

She said, "When they get to Dover they'll be be taking over"

I said I'd come to her defense and then she pulled me over

(Chorus)

I'm in the foxhole, I'm down in the trench

I'd be a hero but I can't stand the stench

The Fitness Institute was full of General Motormen

And the "Hello House of Beauty" wouldn't stand a chance with them

The chairman of this boredom is a compliment collector

I'd like to be his funeral director

(Chorus)

Please don't turn around...

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:

• none

Soundtracks:

• none

Various Artists collections:

• none

Alternate Versions:

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

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

Produced by: (none credited)

Musicians:

Elvis Costello - vocal, guitar

Steve Nieve: keyboards

Bruce Thomas: bass

Pete Thomas: drums

Covers

Recorded by:

• none
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Performed by:

• none
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Bootlegs

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