I Threw It All Away

I once held her in my arms She said she would always stay But I was cruel And I treated her like a fool I threw it all away Once I had mountains in the palm of my hand And rivers that ran through every day But I must have been mad I never knew what I had Until I threw it all away Love is all there is, it makes the world go 'round Love and only love, it can't be denied No matter what you think about it You just won't be able to do without it Take a tip from one who's tried So if you find someone that gives you all of her love Take it to your heart, don't let it stray 'Cause one thing for certain You will surely be hurtin' If you throw it all away If you throw it all away

I Threw It All Away Written by Bob Dylan Performed by Elvis Costello Produced by Elvis Costello & Kevin Killen Musicians Elvis Costello - vocals Jim Keltner - drums Jerry Scheff - bass Larry Knechtel - piano, Hammond organ Marc Ribot - electric guitar, banjo James Burton - acoustic guitar Recorded 1990, Blue Wave Studios, Barbados Vocal backgrounds added at Eden Studios, London Released May 9, 1995 Albums Kojak Variety, 1995 Promos Kojak Variety Sampler, 1995 (excerpt) Malice And Magic, 1995 (US) Selections From Almost Blue, Goodbye Cruel World, Kojak Variety, 2004 Length 3:21 First known performance:  April 10, 1984, Charlottesville, VA Last known performance:  Template:2022      (30 known performances)

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• Elvis Costello Home Page: Kojak Variety  •  lyrics  •  chords  •  KV info page 1
• Lyrics

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• Elvis Costello Reissues: Kojak Variety
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