Watching The Detectives - Live At Pinkpop, 1979

by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

From the album: Armed Forces

Duration: 6:02

Armed Forces cover art

Lyrics for Watching The Detectives - Live At Pinkpop, 1979

That girl's got one perfect defect A vein shrink wrapped sucker in Red dots under her eagle eggs She looks so good when you get started She's watching the detectives Oh, they're so cute She's watching the detectives Oh, and they shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot Pin her mouth until the teardrops start But be careful wounded when you got her heart Heart Long shot of that jumpin' sign Invisible shivers running down my spine You cut the baby, take another close Goes over the sign that says we never close You snatch a chew and you match a cigarette She pulls her eyes out with a face like a madman I don't know how much more of this I can take She's smiling her nails while they drag her away She's watching the detectives Oh, they're so cute Watching the detectives Oh, and they shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot Pin her mouth until the teardrops start But be careful wounded when you got her heart Heart You drink alone until you realize you're in it now Fear is in a stale and it's here for a visit Call it instant justice when it's past the legal limit Someone's scratching at the window, I wonder who is it The detectives come to take you, belong to the parents We're ready to hear the worst about their daughter's disappearance The ceiling took a miracle to get you to stay Only took my little fingers to blow you away Watching the detectives Young and cute Watching the detectives Get so angry when the teardrops start Be careful wounded when you got her heart When you got her heart When you got her Watching the detectives Watching the detectives Watching the detectives

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