You Can Have Her

Did she ever slap your face when nobody was looking? And then did she brush your cheek and say it was a joke Were you willing? Were you weak? Were her eyes like smoke? Or full of killing? She knew the fool in me would surrender And she knew how cruel to be Only she's your lover now You can have her 'Cos I've had her You can have her any time If you can hold her you can have her 'Cos I've taught her And I've told her One day you will be past your prime You'll never know the secrets that she keeps Whose name she whispers When she goes When she goes to sleep Did she say a hateful word then claim that she was sorry? Then did you lie awake and think to do her harm? Were you willing? To chastise "Well, that sounds like fun Or was it thrilling?" She knew the fool in me would surrender And she knew how cruel to be Only she's your lover now She's your baby doll lover now You can have her If you want her But you must be right out of your mind If you think you can control her 'Cos I've bought her and I've sold her She's not even worth it you will find But then there's something special in her eyes Something beyond value It pays It pays to advertise... You can have her You can have her You'll want to believe the breathless lies she tells But the filthy names you'll call her Will start Will start to break the spell You can have her You can have her You can have her You can have her

You Can Have Her Written by Burt Bacharach & Elvis Costello Performed by Elvis Costello Produced by Burt Bacharach & Elvis Costello Arranged by Vince Mendoza Musicians Elvis Costello - vocals Jim Cox - piano, keys Paul Jackson Jr. - guitar Will Lee - bass Peter Erskine - drums Bruce Dukov, Joel Derouin, Eun-Mee Ahn, Charlie Bisharat, Mark Cargill, Daphne Chen, David Ewart, Pam Gates, Tamara Hatwan, Songa Lee, Natalie Leggett, Phil Levy, Maya Magub, Stephanie Matthews, Helen Nightengale, Alyssa Park, Carol Pool, Irina Voloshina - violins Andrew Duckles, Zach Dellinger, Leah Katz, Luke Mauer, David Walther, Rodney Wirtz - violas Steve Erdody, Jacob Braun, Vanessa Freebairn-Smith, Dennis Karmazyn, Timothy Loo - cellos Lara Wickes - oboe Mike Valerio, Trey Henry - basses Steve Becknell, Laura Brenes - horns Recorded September 2021, Capitol Studios, Los Angeles April 2022, Power Station, BerkleeNYC (additional vocals) Released February 10, 2023 (track) March 3, 2023 (album) Albums The Songs Of Bacharach & Costello, 2023 Length 5:07 Only known performance:  February 20, 2023, New York, NY      (1 known performance)

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