Lyrics
You never asked me what I wanted. You only asked me why.
I never thought that so much trouble was restin' on my reply,
I could say it was the nights when I was lonely
and you were the only one who'd come.
I could tell you that I like your sensitivity,
when you know it's the way that you walk.
Why do you have to say that there's always someone
who can do it better than I can?
But don't you think that I know that walking on the water
won't make me a miracle man?
Baby's gotta have the things she wants.
You know she's gotta have the things she loves.
She's got a ten-inch bamboo cigarette holder
and her black patent leather gloves.
And I'm doing everything just tryin' to please her,
even crawling around on all fours.
Oh, I thought by now that it was gonna be easy,
but she still seems to want for more.
(chorus)
I hear they're givin' you a bad reputation
just because you've never been denied.
You try to say you've done it all before.
Baby, you know that you just get tired.
Yet everybody loves you so much, girl.
I just don't know how you stand the strain.
Oh, I, I'm the one who's here tonight,
and I don't wanna do it all in vain.
(chorus)
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Credits
- Elvis Costello - vocals, guitar
- The Shamrocks (a.k.a. Clover):
- John McFee - guitar, pedal steel
- Sean Hopper - piano, organ, backing vocals
- Johnny Ciambotti - bass, backing vocals
- Mickey Shine - drums
- Nick Lowe - backing vocals
Discography
Albums:
Singles:
- This section may be incomplete.
Collections:
Alternate Versions:
- Miracle Man (live at the Nashville Rooms, London 1977-08-07)
- Alison, 1977 (U.S.)
- Miracle Man (live at Leicester University 1977-10-22)
- Live Stiffs, 1978
- Miracle Man (live at the El Mocambo, Toronto 1978-03-06)
- Live At The El Mocambo, 1978 (Canadian promo)
- Live At The El Mocambo, Rykodisc/Demon, 1993
- 2½ Years, 1993
Soundtracks:
- The Godfather Part III, 1990
Various Artists collections:
Covers
Recorded by:
- none
- This section may be incomplete.
Performed by:
- none
- This section may be incomplete.
Bootlegs
- This section is incomplete.
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