Sittin' And Thinkin'

I got loaded last night on a bottle of gin And I had a fight with my best girlfriend When I'm drinkin' I am nobody's friend So please baby wait for me until they let me out again I know the same thing has happened before And each time it happens, I hate it more and more When I'm drinkin' I am nobody's friend So please baby wait for me until they let me out again I spent a whole lotta time sittin' and thinkin' Sittin' and just thinkin' 'bout you If I didn't spend so much time sittin' and drinkin' We'd still have the love I thought we knew I won't promise the same thing won't happen again But I can promise, it'll be a long, long time till then 'Cause when I'm drinkin' I am nobody's friend So please baby wait for me until they let me out again

Sittin' And Thinkin' Written by Charlie Rich Performed by Elvis Costello & The Attractions Produced by Billy Sherrill Musicians Elvis Costello - vocals, guitar Steve Nieve - keyboards Bruce Thomas - bass Pete Thomas - drums John McFee - guitar Tommy Millar - fiddle Nashville Edition - backing vocals Recorded May 18-29, 1981, CBS Studio A, Nashville Released September 1981 Albums Almost Blue, 1981 Promos Elvis Costello Introduces... The Tracks From His New Album 'Almost Blue', 1981 Length 3:00 First known performance:  July 30, 1981, Aberdeen, Scotland Last known performance:  February 5, 1997, Monday Night Concerts With Ricky Skaggs      (10 known performances) Alternate versions Sittin' And Thinkin' (Live 1981) Performed by Elvis Costello & The Attractions Produced by Billy Sherrill Musicians Elvis Costello - vocal, guitar Steve Nieve - keyboards Bruce Thomas - bass Pete Thomas - drums John McFee - guitar Recorded July 30, 1981, Aberdeen, Scotland Released August 30, 1994 Albums Almost Blue (Rykodisc/Demon reissue), 1994 Almost Blue (Rhino/Edsel reissue), 2004 Promos Highlights From Almost Blue & Imperial Bedroom, 1994 Length 2:51

Recordings by other artists

• Charlie Rich, 1960
• Ray Price, 1962

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• Elvis Costello Home Page: Almost Blue  •  lyrics  •  chords
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• Elvis Costello Reissues: Almost Blue