Cheap Reward Lyrics by Elvis Costello

Cheap Reward Lyrics

    Oh, well, i feel so loose tonight i might fall to pieces
    So be prepared to sweep me out the door
    And i might be horizontal by the time the music ceases
    So i think i'll get acquainted with the floor

    Oh, i was trying to get away from the things that i always do
    Hello, floorboards once again--how are you?

    Lip service--well, that's all you'll ever get from me
    Well, how could you believe i'll take you seriously?
    With your cheap rewards, your blackmail, and your comical rage
    Just remember you'll only be the boss so long as you pay my wage

    All the sign posts on this road that point one way
    Don't act like you're above me, just look at your shoes
    I'll turn the light out now 'cause there's nothing more to say
    And it's all been lost before so there's nothing to lose

    Oh, but you could say that you love me very painlessly
    I would've done the same for you, oh, but you said to me:

    Lip service--well, that's all you'll ever get from me
    Well, how could you believe i'd take you seriously?
    With your cheap rewards, your blackmail, and your comical rage
    Just remember you'll only be the boss so long as you pay my wage

    Just remember you'll only be the boss so long as you pay my wage

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