Blame It On Cain Lyrics by Elvis Costello

Blame It On Cain Lyrics

    Once upon a time, I had a little money

    Government burglars took it along

    Before I could mail it to you

    Still you are the only one

    Now I can't let it slip away

    So if the man with the ticker tape, he tries to take it

    Well, this is what I'm gonna say



    (CHORUS) Blame it on Cain

    Don't blame it on me

    Oh-oh, oh, it's nobody's fault

    But we need somebody to burn



    Well, if I was a saint with a silver cup

    And the money got low, we could always heat it up

    Or trade it in

    But then the radio to heaven will be wired to your purse

    And you can run down the waveband

    Coast-to-coast, hand in hand

    Bad to worse, curse for curse

    Don't be dissatisfied, so if you're not satisfied



    (REPEAT CHORUS)



    I think I've lived a little too long on the outskirts of town

    I think I'm going insane from talking to myself for so long

    Oh, but I've never been accused

    When they step on your face, then wear that good-look grin

    I gotta break out one weekend before I do somebody in

    But every single time I feel a little stronger

    They tell me it's a crime, well, how much longer?



    (REPEAT CHORUS)



    Blame it on Cain,

    Oh-oh, oh, please don't blame it on me

    It's nobody's fault

    But it just seems to be his turn

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