My Resistance Is Low

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You touch my fingertips and my heart is aglow
You bend to kiss my lips and I can't let you go
Maybe I should resist, I'm a fool, I know
But at a time like this, my resistance is low

Your eyes have magic, they seem to say
"Come closer, come closer, my darling, come closer"
And somehow I can't stay away

Can't you see that I want to be adored more than you'll ever know
And I'm going overboard with a capital "O"
So don't be persistent, baby, keep your distance
You know my resistance is low

Your eyes have magic, they seem to say
"Come closer, come closer, my darling, come closer"
And somehow I can't stay away

Can't you see that I want to be adored more than you'll ever know
And I'm going overboard with a capital "O"
So don't be persistent, baby, keep your distance
You know my resistance is low

So don't be persistent, baby, keep your distance
You know my resistance is low

My resistance is low
My resistance is low
My resistance is low

My Resistance Is Low
Written byHoagy Carmichael & Harold Adamson
Performed byElvis Costello
Produced byElvis Costello
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocals, guitar, piano
Paul "Bassman" Riley - bass
Pete Thomas - drums
RecordedOctober 2, 1992, Pete Thomas' Studio, London
ReleasedNovember 14, 1994
AlbumsKojak Variety (Rhino/Edsel edition), 2004
SinglesLondon's Brilliant Parade, 1994
Length1:58

First known performance:
June 30, 1989, Roskilde, Denmark - snippet in medley with Pump It Up
June 9, 2009, Red Bank, NJ - first full performance
Last known performance:
June 11, 2009, Vienna, VA
     (3 known performances, 1 as a snippet)


London's Brilliant Parade singleLondon's Brilliant Parade (Part 2) UK CD single.jpg

Kojak VarietyKV album cover large.jpg


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