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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Performer
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Vocals
Steve Nieve
Steve Nieve
Piano
Bruce Thomas
Bruce Thomas
Bass Guitar
Pete Thomas
Pete Thomas
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Geoff Emerick
Geoff Emerick
Producer
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Associate Producer
Jon Jacobs
Jon Jacobs
Assistant Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
So this is where he came to hide
When he ran from you
In a private detective's overcoat
And dirty dead man's shoes
[Verse 2]
The pretty things of Knightsbridge
Lying for a minister of state
Is a far cry from the nod and wink
Here at traitor's gate
[Verse 3]
'Cause the high heel he used to be has been ground down
And he listens for the footsteps that would follow him around
[Verse 4]
To murder my love is a crime
But will you still love
A man out of time?
[Verse 5]
There's a tuppenny ha'penny millionaire
Looking for a fourpenny one
With a tight grip on the short hairs
Of the public imagination
[Verse 6]
For his private wife and kids somehow
Real life becomes a rumor
Days of Dutch courage
Just three French letters and a German sense of humor
[Verse 7]
He's got a mind like a sewer and a heart like a fridge
He stands to be insulted and he pays for the privilege
[Verse 8]
To murder my love is a crime
But will you still love
A man out of time?
[Verse 9]
The biggest wheels of industry
Retire sharp and short
And the after dinner overtures
Are nothing but an afterthought
Somebody's creepin' in the kitchen
There's a reputation to be made
Whose nerves are always on a knife's edge?
Who's up late polishin' the blade?
[Verse 10]
Love is always scarpering or cowerin' or fawnin'
You drink yourself insensitive and hate yourself in the mornin'
[Verse 11]
To murder my love is a crime
But will you still love
A man out of time?
Will you still love
A man out of time?
Will you still love
A man out of time?
Written by: Elvis Costello
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