Playboy To A Man

You had your own way one too many times
And now you're going to find out what it's like
Just what it's like, now you're a mess
You wanted something you could never possess

You went your own way one too many nights
You treated her like some small oversight
What in the world makes her think that she can
Turn you from a playboy into a man

(chorus):
She's going to make you suffer tonight
To turn you from a playboy into a man
And when you're worthy of her then she might
Turn you from a playboy into a man

You thought you were the answer to her prayers
The perfect gift that every girl prefers
But that's the trouble 'cos every girl still thinks you're hers
So there you are with your gold chains jangling
Your lucky charms and your jewelry dangling
But when she saw you she turned and ran
To turn you from a playboy into a man

(chorus)

You couldn't see that the juvenile things you do
Would drag you down and now that the joke's on you
You're pretty cold, you end as you start
When your facade isn't falling apart

So now you're standing in your underwear
Well now you know just how it feels for her
You're halfway there you know that she can
Turn you from a playboy into a man

(chorus)

Playboy To A Man
Written by	Paul McCartney & Declan MacManus
Performed by	Elvis Costello (featuring "The Mighty Corsican")
Produced by	Mitchell Froom, Kevin Killen & D.P.A. MacManus
Musicians	Elvis Costello - vocals, big stupid guitar, 12-string Rickenbacker Jerry Scheff - bass Jim Keltner - drums Larry Knechtel - upright piano Marc Ribot - guitar section Froom-Tench-Knechtel - "piano frenzy" Costello-Froom - Cox organ
Recorded	late 1990-early 1991, Ocean Way, Hollywood & Westside Studios, London
Released	May 10, 1991
Albums	Mighty Like A Rose, 1991
Length	3:16