The Very Thought Of You

Lyrics

The very thought of you

And I forget to do

The little ordinary things

That everyone ought to do

I'm living in a kind of daydream

I'm happy as a king

And foolish though it may seem

To me, that's everything

The mere idea of you

The longing here for you

You'll never know how slow the moments go

Till I'm near to you

I see your face in every flower

Your eyes in stars above

It's just the thought of you

The very thought of you

My love

The mere idea of you

The longing here for you

You'll never know how slow the moments go

Till I'm near to you

I see your face in every flower

Your eyes in stars above

It's just the thought of you

The very thought of you

My love

Credits

• Written by: Ray Noble
• Produced by: Elvis Costello and Kevin Killen
• Musicians:

Elvis Costello - vocals

Jim Keltner - drums

Jerry Scheff - bass

Larry Knechtel - piano and Wurlitzer electric piano

Marc Ribot - Spanish guitar and Eb horn

James Burton - electric guitar

Discography

Albums:

• Kojak Variety, 1995
• Kojak Variety (Deluxe Edition), Rhino, 2004
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Singles:

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Collections:

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Soundtracks:

• none

Various Artists collections:

• none

Alternate Versions:

• The Very Thought Of You (Piano Jazz version)

Piano Jazz: Costello/McPartland, 2005

Produced by: Shari Hutchinson

Musicians:

Elvis Costello - vocal

Marian McPartland - piano

Gary Mazzaroppi - bass

Covers

Recorded by:

• none
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Performed by:

• none
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Bootlegs

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