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| |writer = [[Elvis Costello]] | | |writer = [[Elvis Costello]] |
| |performer = [[Elvis Costello]] | | |performer = [[Elvis Costello]] |
| |extra_label = Musicians include | | |musicians = [[Elvis Costello]] - lead vocal, Gibson Super 400 acoustic guitar (1936)<br>[[Pete Thomas]] - drums<br>[[Dennis Crouch]] - double bass<br>[[Mike Compton]] - mandolin<br>[[Jerry Douglas]] - lap steel<br>[[Stuart Duncan]] - fiddle<br>[[Jeff Taylor]] - piano<br>[[Steve Nieve]] - Hammond organ<br>[[Jim Lauderdale]] - harmony vocal |
| |extra_data = [[Elvis Costello]] - vocal<br>[[Mike Compton]]<br>[[Dennis Crouch]]<br>[[Jerry Douglas]]<br>[[Stuart Duncan]]<br>[[Jim Lauderdale]]<br>[[Jeff Taylor]]<br>[[Pete Thomas]] - drums<br>[[Steve Nieve]] - Hammond organ
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| |producer = [[T Bone Burnett]] | | |producer = [[T Bone Burnett]] |
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| |release_info = | | |release_info = |
| |length = | | |length = 4:43 |
| |albums = [[National Ransom]], 2010 | | |albums = [[National Ransom]], 2010 |
| |singles = | | |singles = |
Revision as of 04:09, 23 October 2010
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I have a friend
She's just a friend
I tried to comfort and defend
I gave her what you might call advice
But nothing like that comes without a price
The rumour was a cruel surprise
And she dissolved before my eyes
I offered my hand and hers and mine entwined
I thought about back then when I wished that she had been mine
There's no use in shedding any tears
He's no good to you the way he is
He's beyond forgiving and believing
Half of his heart is torn like paper
It's sweet as the syrup from the maple
But that's not the part of him you're leaving
In time they're bound to wonder why
It's just a thrill you can't deny
I offered my shoulder right away
Now people will talk about what I can't say
And yet the whispers still persist
They're getting harder to resist
How am I supposed to stop loving you now I've begun?
And I'm sorry for what I might do more than what I have done
There's no use in shedding any tears
He's no good to you the way he is
He's beyond forgiving and believing
Half of his heart is filled with pain
That's sweet as a lick of sugarcane
But that's not the part of him you're leaving
Love is a many splintered thing
That only cuts roses and ribbons that cling
But that's not the part of him you're leaving
On The Road Between Dismal and Discouraged. Right Now
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