Success

We used to go out walking hand in hand You told me all the big things you had planned It wasn't long till all your dreams came true Success put me in second place with you You have no time to love me anymore Since fame and fortune knocked upon our door I spend all my evenings all alone Success has made a failure of our home If we could spend an evening now and then Perhaps we'd find true happiness again You never hold me like you used to do It's funny what success has done for you You have no time to love me anymore Since fame and fortune knocked upon our door I spend all my evenings all alone Success has made a failure of our home

Success Written by Johnny Mullins 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 Tommy Millar - fiddle Recorded May 18-29, 1981, CBS Studio A, Nashville Released October 23, 1981 Albums Almost Blue, 1981 Promos Elvis Costello Introduces... The Tracks From His New Album 'Almost Blue', 1981 Length 2:38 First known performance:  December 29, 1981, Los Angeles, CA Last known performance:  January 13, 1982, Dublin, Ireland      (5 known performances)

Recordings by other artists

• Loretta Lynn, 1963

Chords

Verse
D
We used to go out walkin' hand in hand
    A               G                  D
You told me all the big things you had planned
   D
It wasn't long till all your dreams came true
   A              G                 D
Success put me in second place with you

Chorus
    G                           D
You have no time to love me any-more
      A              G                D
Since fame & fortune knocked upon our door
G                             D
I spend all my evenings all a-lone
   A               G              D
Success has made a failure of our home

- submitted by Eric Dongu

Internal links

• Lyrics

External links

• Elvis Costello Reissues: Almost Blue