You'll Never Be A Man

Lyrics

You need protection from the physical art of conversation

Though the fist is mightier than the lip, it adds the aggravation

I got the password

I got persuasion

A proposition for invasion of your privacy

Give yourself away and find the fake in me

You'll never be a man

No matter how many foreign bodies you can take

You'll never be a man

When you're half a woman and you're half awake

With a face full of tears and a chemical shake

Given half a chance, that I can take

Are you so superior, are you in such pain

Are you made out of porcelain?

When they made you they broke the cast

Don't wanna be first, I just want to last

You strike a profile on the low side of my imagination

My eyes climbed down to find the point of possible saturation

I got the password

I got persuasion

A proposition for invasion of your privacy

Give yourself away and find the fake in me

You'll never be a man

No matter how many foreign bodies you can take

You'll never be a man

When you're half a woman and you're half awake

Under the table with a chemical shake

Given half a chance, that I can take

Are you so superior, are you in such pain

Are you made out of porcelain?

When they made you they broke the cast

Don't wanna be first, I just want to last

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:

• none

Soundtracks:

• none

Various Artists collections:

• none

Alternate Versions:

• You'll Never Be A Man (Alternate Take)

Trust (Deluxe Edition), Rhino/Edsel, 2003

Produced by: Nick Lowe, in association with Roger Bechirian, assisted by Neil King

Musicians:

Elvis Costello - vocal, guitar

Steve Nieve - keyboards

Bruce Thomas - bass

Pete Thomas - drums

• You'll Never Be A Man (live at the Supper Club, New York, NY 1996-05-22)

Costello & Nieve, 1996

Produced by: (none credited)

Musicians:

Elvis Costello - vocal

Steve Nieve - piano

Covers

Recorded by:

• none
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Performed by:

• none
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Bootlegs

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