The Crooked Line

Elvis Costello

6 fans

Elvis Costello

Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick MacManus, 25 August 1954) is an English singer-songwriter. He began his career as part of London's pub rock scene in the early 1970s and later became associated with the first wave of the British punk/New Wave movement of the mid-to-late 1970s. Steeped in word play, the vocabulary of Costello's lyrics is broader than that of most popular songs. His music has drawn on many diverse genres; one critic described him as a "pop encyclopaedia", able to "reinvent the past in his own image". more »


Year:
2009
3:49
128 
#1

 Watch: New Singing Lesson Videos Can Make Anyone A Great Singer

Life isn't a game won or tied lost by either side
Then some people's idea of straight and narrow
Didn't appeal to me

If you were my life's companion
As it seems you may turn out to be
I'm contemplating
How I hope I'll find you waiting
At the very end of this crooked line

Love isn't a trial of strength and weakness
Though light into darkness
While some people remark
No worthwhile fire
Ever started without that spark

If you were my life's companion
As it seems you may turn out to be
I'm contemplating
How I hope I'll find you waiting
At the very end of this crooked line
At the very end of this crooked line
At the very end of this crooked line

 The easy, fast & fun way to learn how to sing: 30DaySinger.com

Written by: ELVIS COSTELLO, T-BONE BURNETT

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Spirit Music Group

Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind

Discuss the The Crooked Line Lyrics with the community:

0 Comments

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add these lyrics to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "The Crooked Line Lyrics." Lyrics.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 31 Oct. 2024. <https://www.lyrics.com/lyric/17008127/Elvis+Costello/The+Crooked+Line>.

    Missing lyrics by Elvis Costello?

    Know any other songs by Elvis Costello? Don't keep it to yourself!

    Watch the song video

    The Crooked Line

    859
    12     0

    Quiz

    Are you a music master?

    »
    How many albums does Ariana Grande have?
    A 4
    B 8
    C 10
    D 6

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant explanation for any lyrics that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant explanation for any acronym or abbreviation that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Don't miss Elvis Costello's

    Upcoming Events

    »
    Elvis Costello tracks

    On Radio Right Now

    Loading...

    Powered by OnRad.io