The Beat

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Lyrics We're all going on a summer holiday Vigilantes coming out to follow me Heard somebody say they're out to collar me Anybody wanna swallow me? It takes two to tumble, it takes two to tango Speak up; don't mumble if you're in the combo On the beat, on the beat Till a man comes along and he says "Have you been a good boy, never played with your toy? Though you never enjoy, such a pleasure to employ" See your friends in the state they're in See your friends getting under their skin See your friends getting taken in Well, if you only knew the things you do to me I'd do anything to confuse the enemy There's only one thing wrong with you befriending me Take it easy, I think you're bending me I've been a bad boy with the standard leader My neighbor's revving up his Vauxhall Viva On the beat, on the upbeat Till the man comes along and he says "Have you been a good boy, never played with your toy? Though you never enjoy, such a pleasure to employ" See your friends walking down the street See your friends never quite complete See your friends getting under their feet Oh, I don't want to disease you But I'm no good with machinery Oh, I don't wanna freeze you Stop looking at the scenery I keep thinking about your mother Oh, I don't wanna lick them I don't wanna be a lover I just wanna be your victim I don't go out much late at night I don't go out much at all Did you think you were the only one Who was waiting for a call? On the beat, on the beat, on the upbeat Till a man comes along and he says, "Have you been a good boy, never played with your toy? Though you never enjoy, such a pleasure to employ" See your friends treat me like a stranger See your friends despite all the arrangements See your friends -- nothing here has changed Just the beat Just the beat Just the beat Just the beat

Credits Written by: Elvis Costello Produced by: Nick Lowe Musicians: Elvis Costello - vocals, guitar Steve Nieve - keyboards Bruce Thomas - bass Pete Thomas - drums Discography Albums: This Year's Model, 1978 This Year's Model (reissue), Rykodisc/Demon, 1993 This Year's Model (Deluxe Edition), Rhino, 2002 This section may be incomplete. Singles: This section may be incomplete. Collections: Album Name, Year This section may be incomplete. Alternate Versions: This section may be incomplete. Soundtracks: none Various Artists collections: none Covers Recorded by: none This section may be incomplete. Performed by: none This section may be incomplete. Bootlegs This section is incomplete.

Chords

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Internal links

• Elvis Costello Home Page: This Year's Model | lyrics | chords | TYM info page | Rykodisc/Demon TYM reissue info page
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External links

• Elvis Costello on Rhino This Year's Model reissue page