Strict Time Lyrics by Elvis Costello

Strict Time Lyrics

    There's a hand on a wire that leads to my mouth
    I can hear you knocking but i'm not coming out
    Don't want to be a puppet or a ventriloquist
    'cause there's no ventilation on a critical list
    Fingers creeping up my spine are not mine to resist
    Strict time

    Chorus:
    Toughen up, toughen up
    Keep your lip buttoned up
    Strict time

    Oh the muscles flex and the fingers curl
    And a cold sweat breaks out on the sweater girl
    Strict time
    Oh he's all hands, don't touch that dial
    The courting cold wars weekend witch trial
    Strict time
    All the boys are straight laced and the girls are frigid
    The talk is two-faced and the rules are rigid 'cause it's strict time
    Strict time

    Chorus

    You talk in hushed tones, i talk in lush tones
    Try to look italian through the musical valium
    Strict time
    Thinking of grand larceny
    Smoking the everlasting cigarette of chastity
    Cute assistants staying alive
    More like a hand job than the hand jive
    Strict time

    Chorus





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