The Land Of Give And Take
From ElvisCostello
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LyricsHistory repeats the old conceits The glib replies the same defeats Keep your finger on important issues With crocodile tears and a pocketful of tissues
She found this oily slick Then she got a nervous tick In a fashionable hovel
Hanging around dying to be tortured Digging his way into the bone orchard Going to a go-go, going to grovel
In the land of give and take You keep your body and your soul make no mistake But I can't take much more heartache So to hell with you for heaven's sake
In an almost empty gin palace Through a two-way looking glass You see your Alice And she smiles very sweetly
Charged with insults and flattery Moving with malice You've got to be so cruel to be callous And you fit the identikit completely
In the land of give and take You keep your body and your soul make no mistake But I can't stand much more heartache So to hell with you for heaven's sake
I might shake California's fault Be locked in Geneva's deepest vault I shall not walk, I shall not fear From the valley of your breath I shall steer clear
His hands were clammy and cunning She was suitably stunning But she says there's not a hope in Hades
All the laddies cat call and wolf whistle Though they dog fight like rose and thistle Getting to the nitty gritty just chewing on the gristle As she staggers to the ladies'
In the land of give and take You keep your body and your soul make no mistake But I can't take much more heartache So to hell with you for heaven's sake
In the land of give and take You keep your body and your soul make no mistake But I can't take much more heartache So to hell with you for heaven's sake
In the land of give and take You keep your body and your soul make no mistake But I can't take much more heartache So to hell with you for heaven's sake
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