The Long Division

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Did somebody try to catch your eye
And almost change your sad expression?
Did somebody's hand linger too long?
Must I now make my confession?
But you'll never know what suspicion is
Until you lie awake

And every night you ask yourself "What am I to do?"
Can it be so hard to calculate?
When three goes into two, there's nothing left over

How's it gonna feel? This time it's real
It's not a temporary fracture
This is what you get, the stage is set
For you and your attempted rapture
Is he gonna smile that indulgent smile
When you come running home?

And every night you ask yourself, "What am I to do?"
Can it be so hard to calculate?
When three goes into two, there's nothing left over

What am I gonna say? You turn away
And you leave me here despairing
What am I going to do? I look at you
You seem to be so long past caring
Did somebody say, "Can we still be friends?"
Only to find out now that it's a joke
So ask yourself, "What am I to do?"
Can it be so hard to calculate?
When three goes into two
There's nothing left over

Did somebody say,
"Can we still be friends?"
Did somebody say,
"Can we still be friends?"

Did somebody say,
"Can we still be friends?"
Did somebody say,
"Can we still be friends?"

Did somebody say,
"Can we still be friends?"
Did somebody say,
"Can we still be friends?"

The Long Division
Written by	Burt Bacharach & Elvis Costello
Performed by	Elvis Costello with Burt Bacharach
Produced by	Burt Bacharach & Elvis Costello
Arranged by	Burt Bacharach
Musicians	Elvis Costello - voice Burt Bacharach - piano, conductor Steve Nieve - keyboards Jim Keltner - drums Greg Cohen - bass Dean Parks - guitar Greg Phillinganes - keyboard, Moog solo Earle Dumler - oboe solo Paulinho Da Costa - percussion Donna Taylor, Lisa Taylor, Sue-Ann Carwell - vocal group plus additional musicians
Recorded	June-July 1998, Ocean Way, Los Angeles
Released	September 28, 1998
Albums	Painted From Memory, 1998 The Songs Of Bacharach & Costello, 2023
Various Artists collections	Launch #23, 1999
Length	4:11