Byline

I read by line by line by line Some words of yours, some words of mine Some sentiments are best forgot Some letters read then folded shut The profile on a postage stamp I traced it by my reading lamp Remembered when I'd sit in wait Then marked our parting from that date I read by line by line by line That old sarcastic Valentine That you denied you'd sent to me Then took it back It's a thought that we shared, a careless phrase A curse or a joke, some words of praise But I didn't write Did you wonder why? It was the easiest way to say "Goodbye" You'll see my photo beside the article "That's just some guy I used to know I was never his He was always mine But I wrote him off by line by line" By line by line by line by line by line by line By line by line

Byline Written by Elvis Costello Performed by Elvis Costello Musicians Elvis Costello - voice Steve Nieve - piano Mickaël Gasche - flugel horn Renaud-Gabriel Pion - bass clarinet Pierre-François "Titi" Dufour - cello AJUQ - drums & choral bridge Recorded February 2020, Les Studios Saint Germain, Paris, France Released October 30, 2020 Albums Hey Clockface, 2020 Length 2:40 First known performance:      (1 known performances)

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