- from the creator of the favorite smith lyrics thread comes . . .
 

. . . your favorite elvis costello lyrics thread

'i don't mean to get too sentimental
like those other sticker valentines'

'shall we agree that jus this once
i'm gonna change my life
until it's just as tiny
or important as you like
and in time we won't even recall that we spoke
words that turned out to be as big as smoke
as smoke dissappears in the air
there is always something smoldering somewhere'

'if we were chrome we would be rusted
if we were thrist we would be quenched
we don't need the same old rivet gun
you need a brand new rench
someone to pull you down on the ground
and cover you with kisses
once i was the jewel of your heart
now i am only semi-precious'

'it took a little miricle to make you stay
it only took my little fingers to blow you away'

I've always been partial to Oliver's Army, but I'm too ill to post lyrics.