Twenty-five To Twelve Lyrics by Elvis Costello

Twenty-five To Twelve Lyrics

    You say you don't desire me
    You only tire me
    Now you'll hire me
    Expensive care is meaningless
    Feeling nothing and caring less
    Cut off at the pass
    She knows where you're headed
    She wants double time
    Or a temporary wedding

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    And the lucky girl leads a life of leisure
    With 45 years for seconds of pleasure
    The hands on the clock move so precisely
    And i only kiss but once or twice
    I can't help you now,
    I can't help myself
    'cause the time's running out
    And it's twenty-five to twelve

    Crowds surround loudspeakers
    On the lampposts
    Listening to the murder mystery
    Meanwhile someone's in the classroom
    Busy forging books on history
    Wouldn't give that man my hand
    He'd steal my fingers
    So the sleuth ends up in stitches
    And your urges turn to itches

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    I was committed to life
    And then commuted to the outskirts
    I was living with thirty minutes at a time
    With a break in the middle for adverts
    See the human furniture
    But its only for show
    Now you can look all that you like
    But they only let you touch and go

    Chorus

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