Wreck On The Slide

Well a wreck on the slide is a poor man's pride There's a wreck on the slide and it stayed out of sight If you're sneaking or a sliding better watch what you're doing Cos there's nowhere to hide that won't lead you straight to ruin When I was at school, my teacher said to me I don't like your kind of company Better take my advice, better be like me It's driving me wild, oooh it's driving me wild It's driving me wild Plenty of nothing for a hard working child Well a wreck on the slide is a poor man's pride There's a wreck on the slide and it stayed out of sight If you're sneaking or a sliding better watch what you're doing Cos there's nowhere to hide that won't lead you straight to ruin When the circus came to town and a man said it was free I almost got killed by my curiosity I, I, ended up working in a shooting gallery Working as a decoy. I was working as a decoy Working as a decoy Plenty of trouble for a slow walking man Well a a wreck on the slide is a poor man's pride There's a wreck on the slide and it stayed out of sight If you're sneaking or a sliding better watch what you're doing Cos there's nowhere to hide that won't lead you straight to ruin A wreck on the slide is a poor man's pride There's a wreck on the slide and it stayed out of sight If you're sneaking or a sliding better watch what you're doing Cos there's nowhere to hide that won't lead you straight to ruin When the circus left the town, I suppose I should have gone to roam But I hadn't heard that story so I stayed at home And then one night, when I was a drinking alone Somebody said I was a wreck of a man Tried so hard but I can't understand Now I feel like a juggler running out of hands Now a wreck on the slide is a poor man's pride There's a wreck on the slide and it stayed out of sight If you're sneaking or a sliding better watch what you're doing Cos there's nowhere to hide that won't lead you straight to ruin No there's nowhere to hide that won't lead you straight to ruin No there's nowhere to hide that won't lead you straight to ruin All right

Wreck On The Slide (unreleased song) Written by Elvis Costello Performed by Flip City (1975 demo) First known performance:      (0 known performances)

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• Flip City -- The True Story