King Horse Lyrics by Elvis Costello

King Horse Lyrics

    Cheap cut satin and bad perfume
    Showtime is almost here
    Teased up by a strip cartoon
    Laughing up your sleeve
    Sniggering in your beer
    He'd seen the bottom of a lot of glasses
    But he'd never seen love so near
    He'd seen love get so expensive
    But he'd never seen love get so dear

    Now i know that you're all king horse
    Between tenderness and brute force (repeat)

    She can turn upon a sixpence in the mouth and trousers set
    Hit the bill, ring the bell, never spill a sip
    And still she knows the kind of tip that she is gonna get
    A lot of loose exchanges, precious little respect
    When it's someone else's weekend
    That's the best you can expect

    Chorus

    So fond of the fabric
    So fond of fabrication
    From comic books to tragic
    Through the heart of complications

    Meanwhile back in some secluded spot
    He says 'will you please?' and she says 'stop'
    If i ever lose this good thing that i've got
    I never want to hear the song you dedicated tonight
    Cause i knew that song so long before we met
    That it means much more than it might

    Chorus

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