Taken From Life

Here's a fine familiar air 'Bout a prince and his possessions And a murmur arose, at the bows, from the rippling rows Fine bouquets and slanders exposed But the plot of longing for her youth Came far too close to the truth When I make love to her with everything I have Whose face will I see? Who will I be thinking of? My lover or my wife Am I living a lie? Pictures to sell or buy Taken from life Tears that you're still to cry Taken from life Here's a pretty famous catch 'Bout a fool and his obsessions And the mockery made of the sometime spouse who strayed The deal he made The price that he paid Too treacherous a lie to live That went much too far to forgive When I make love to her with everything I have Whose face will I see? Who will I be thinking of? My lover or my wife Am I living a lie? Pictures to sell or buy Taken from life Tears that you're still to cry Taken from life When I'm staring into space And I see her face before me Saying "Don't you dare ignore me" "Just draw me" "Into your willing arms" Am I toying with desire? Just another gun for hire When I make love to her with everything I have Whose face will I see? Who will I be thinking of? My lover or my wife Am I living a lie? Pictures to sell or buy Taken from life Tears that you're still to cry Taken from life

Taken From Life Written by Burt Bacharach & Elvis Costello Performed by Elvis Costello & The Imposters Produced by Elvis Costello & Sebastian Krys Musicians Elvis Costello - vocals Steve Nieve - keyboard Pete Thomas - drums Davey Faragher - bass Recorded 2022, Power Station, BerkleeNYC (Elvis), Studios Saint Germain, Paris (Steve), Bonaparte Rooms West, CA (Pete), Chateau Shorty, CA (Davey) Released March 3, 2023 Albums The Songs Of Bacharach & Costello, 2023 Length 4:20 First known performance:      (0 known performances)

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