Tears Before Bedtime

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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 »

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1981

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I know the name on the tip of your tongue 
And I know that accusing look
Everybody knows I've been so wrong
That's the problem and here's the hook

Tears before bedtime 
There'll be trouble tonight
I don't want to talk about it anymore 
I don't want to have another fight
I don't want to talk I don't want to fight 
How wrong can I be before I am right 

For the tears that you boo hoo hoo hoo 
There can be no defense
You say you'll forgive and forget
But it's only a pretense
 
Either you can leave the past behind
Or give me something to disconnect my mind
I sleep with my fists clenched tight 
When I don't lie awake all night
I guess time gave up the ghost too late
And the balance of our love
Very soon turns to hate

Darling your suspiciousness
Tortures me at night
But I can't excuse the cruel words
That I use whenever we fight

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