Jack Of All Parades Lyrics by Elvis Costello

Jack Of All Parades Lyrics

    When we first met i didn't know what to do
    My old love lines were all worn out on you
    And the world walked round at my mouth
    They lit me up and they snuffed me out

    [chorus]
    And i was everybody's boy
    But soon that thrill just fades
    To be the love of one true heart
    Or the jack of all parades

    You won't know who to thank
    You won't know who to blame
    It's just a part of the murdering game
    'cos down in the fleshpots
    Where they pay you in pounds
    They're laughing like drains
    And baying like bloodhounds
    For the jack of all parades
    The jack of all parades

    Once i knew a girl
    That looked so much like judy garland
    That people would stop and give her money
    And everybody was frankie, jimmy or bobby
    Not the jack, the jack of all parades,
    Oh the jack, the jack of all parades,
    Oh the jack, of all parades.

    Now the way that i feel is no longer news
    You know my love and how to refuse it
    Cause you know where the door is
    And how to use it
    Oh you know you do

    But from my chequered past
    To this shattered terrace
    Where you can't keep your mind off
    The crimes of paris
    And you can't keep your peace
    And try to forget it
    And i can't forgive you
    For things you haven't done yet

    Oh i was anybody's boy
    But soon that thrill just fades
    To be the love of one true heart
    Or the jack of all parades

    When we first met i didn't know what to do
    My old love lines were all worn out on you
    And the world walked 'round my mouth
    I didn't mean to say it
    I just blurted it out
    As you pretended not to notice
    Or be taken aback
    And i loved you there and then
    It's as simple as that

    Oh i was everybody's boy
    But soon that thrill just fades
    To be the love of one true heart
    Or the jack of all parades
    To be the love of one true heart
    Or the jack of all parades
    Oh the jack of all parades

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