No Wonder

by Anne Sofie von Otter & Elvis Costello

From the album: For the Stars

Track 1 of 18 on For the Stars (2001).

Duration: 3:34

For the Stars cover art

Lyrics for No Wonder

I stole a glance at my reflection Though these days I tend to hurry by How pale the rose of my complexion How strange the knowing look that's in my eye But when the springtime was ablaze You took my hand, you held my gaze There is no wonder there, I learned my lesson well No need to wonder where that girl has gone There is a secret no one knows I set my face, I changed my clothes I dreamed I stood as you were passing Just as the horse-drawn carriage sped away Of petticoats in puddles dragging And my high-button boots were splashed with clay But when the summer was in flame You broke your word, denied my name There is no wonder there, I learned my lesson well No need to wonder where that girl has gone But as the winter drags along It blurs your sense of right and wrong There is no wonder there, I learned my lesson well No need to wonder where that girl has gone

Listen On

More from For the Stars

  1. No Wonder
  2. Baby Plays Around
  3. Go Leave
  4. Rope
  5. Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)
  6. Broken Bicycles (Waits) – Junk (McCartney)
  7. The Other Woman
  8. Like An Angel
  9. Green Song Based on a Solo Cello Piece by the CPS
  10. April After All
  11. You Still Believe In Me
  12. I Want To Vanish
  13. For No One
  14. Shamed Into Love
  15. Just A Curio
  16. This House Is Empty Now
  17. Take It With Me
  18. For The Stars