Man Out Of Time

So this is where he came to hide When he ran from you In a private detective's overcoat And dirty dead man's shoes The pretty things of Knightsbridge Lying for a minister of state Are a far cry from the nod and wink Here at traitor's gate 'Cause the high heel he used to be has been ground down And he listens for the footsteps that would follow him around Chorus: To murder my love is crime But will you still love A man out of time? There's a tuppenny ha'penny millionaire Looking for a fourpenny one With a tight grip on the short hairs Of the public imagination But for his private wife and kids somehow Real life becomes a rumour Days of dutch courage Just three French letters and a German sense of humour He's got a mind like a sewer and a heart like a fridge He stands to be insulted and he pays for the privilege (Chorus) The biggest wheels of industry Retire sharp and short And the after dinner overtures Are nothing but an afterthought Somebody's creeping in the kitchen There's a reputation to be made Whose nerves are always on a knife's edge Who's up late polishing the blade Love is always scarpering or cowering or fawning You drink yourself insensitive and hate yourself in the morning (Chorus)

Man Out Of Time Written by Elvis Costello Performed by Elvis Costello & The Attractions Produced by Geoff Emerick from an original idea by Elvis Costello Musicians Elvis Costello - vocals, guitar Steve Nieve - keyboards Bruce Thomas - bass Pete Thomas - drums Recorded November 1981, AIR Studios, London Released July 2, 1982 Albums Imperial Bedroom, 1982 Singles Man Out Of Time, 1982 Collections The Best Of Elvis Costello & The Attractions, 1985 Girls Girls Girls, 1989 The Very Best Of Elvis Costello & The Attractions, 1994 The Very Best Of Elvis Costello, 1999 Singles, Volume 2, 2003 The Best Of Elvis Costello The First 10 Years Various Artists collections LeRoy Stevens: Favorite Recorded Scream, 2009 (excerpt, only the in & outro scream) Promos A Conversation With Elvis Costello, 1982 F-Beat EC-2, 1982 Highlights From Almost Blue & Imperial Bedroom, 1994 Sunday Times CD, 2002 Length 5:25 (album version) 4:18 (DJ edit) First known performance:  August 29, 1981, Gateshead, England      (532 known performances, 2 as a snippet) Alternate versions Man Out Of Time (Demo) Performed by Elvis Costello Produced by Elvis Costello Musicians Elvis Costello - vocal, all instruments Recorded August 21-22 1981, Pathway Studios, London Released October 28, 2002 Albums Imperial Bedroom (Rhino/Edsel reissue), 2002 Length 3:26 Man Out Of Time (Alternate Version) Performed by Elvis Costello & The Attractions Produced by Geoff Emerick from an original idea by Elvis Costello Musicians Elvis Costello - vocal, guitar Steve Nieve - keyboards Bruce Thomas - bass Pete Thomas - drums Recorded November 1981, AIR Studios, London Released October 28, 2002 Albums Imperial Bedroom (Rhino/Edsel reissue), 2002 Length 3:41 Man Out Of Time (Live 1996) Performed by Costello & Nieve Musicians Elvis Costello - vocal, guitar Steve Nieve - piano Pete Thomas - drums Recorded May 14, 1996, Los Angeles, CA Released December 3, 1996 Albums Costello & Nieve, 1996 Promos Live At The Troubadour, Los Angeles, 1996 Length 4:56

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