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Latest revision as of 10:10, 13 May 2024
I know the name on the tip of your tongue
And I know that accusing look
Everybody knows I've been so wrong
That's the problem and here's the hook
Chorus:
Tears before bedtime
There'll be trouble tonight
I don't want to talk about it anymore
I don't want to have another fight
I don't want to talk I don't want to fight
How wrong can I be before I am right
For the tears that you boo hoo hoo
There can be no defence
You say you'll forgive and forget
But it's only a pretence
(Chorus)
Either you can leave the past behind
Or give me something to disconnect my mind
I sleep with my fists clenched tight
When I don't lie awake all night
I guess time gave up the ghost too late
And the balance of our love
Very soon turns to hate
Darling your suspiciousness
Tortures me at night
But I can't excuse the cruel words
That I use whenever we fight
(Chorus)
Tears Before Bedtime (Alternate Version) lyrics
I see that strange look
In your eyes once again
And the name on the tip of your tongue
Is of a woman and not a man
Chorus:
There'll be tears before bedtime
There'll be trouble tonight
I don't want to talk about it anymore
Oh I don't want to fight
How wrong can I be before I am right
The pain that I've given you
There is no defence
You say you'll forgive and forget
But it's only a pretence
(Chorus)
Either you can leave the past behind
Or give me something to disconnect my mind
I sleep with my fists clenched tight
When I don't lie awake all night
I guess time gave up the ghost too late
And the balance of our love
Very soon turns to hate
Suspicion and silence
Still torture my night
And the cruel words of anger
That run through all our fights
(Chorus)
How wrong can I be before I am right
How wrong can I be before I am right
Thanks to Remedy Robinson
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Alternate versions
Tears Before Bedtime (Live 2006) |
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Performed by | Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint featuring The Imposters, Anthony "AB" Brown & The Crescent City Horns |
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Horn arrangement | Allen Toussaint |
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Musicians | Elvis Costello - vocal, guitar Allen Toussaint - piano Steve Nieve - keyboards Davey Faragher - bass, backing vocal Pete Thomas - drums Anthony "AB" Brown - guitar Amadee Castenell - saxophone Brian "Breeze" Cayolle - saxophone Joe "Foxx" Smith - trumpet Sam "Big Sam" Williams - trombone |
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Recorded | July 3, 2006, Montreal, QC, Canada |
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Released | December 5, 2006 |
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Videos | Hot As A Pistol, Keen As A Blade, 2006 |
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