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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Vocals
David Bedford
David Bedford
Performer
Steve Nieve
Steve Nieve
Piano
Bruce Thomas
Bruce Thomas
Electric Bass Guitar
Pete Thomas
Pete Thomas
Drums
Jim Paterson
Jim Paterson
Trombone
Jeff Blythe
Jeff Blythe
Clarinet
Paul Speare
Paul Speare
Flute
Dave Plews
Dave Plews
Trumpet
Morris Pert
Morris Pert
Percussion
Caron Wheeler
Caron Wheeler
Background Vocals
Claudia Fontaine
Claudia Fontaine
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Composer
David Bedford
David Bedford
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Clive Langer
Clive Langer
Producer
Alan Winstanley
Alan Winstanley
Producer
Gavin Greenaway
Gavin Greenaway
Assistant Producer
Colin Fairley
Colin Fairley
Assistant Producer
Jim Russell
Jim Russell
Assistant Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro]
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh
Yeah (Ooh-ooh)
[Verse 1]
Don't tell me you don't know what love is
When you're old enough to know better
When you find strange hands in your sweater
When your dreamboat turns out to be a footnote
I'm a man with a mission in two or three editions
[Chorus]
And I'm giving you a longing look
Every day, every day (Every day, every day)
Every day, every day I write the book
[Verse 2]
Chapter one, we didn't really get along
Chapter two, I think I fell in love with you
You said you'd stand by me in the middle of chapter three (Ooh)
But you were up to your old tricks in chapters four, five, and six
[Chorus]
And I'm giving you a longing look
Every day, every day (Every day, every day)
Every day, every day I write the book
[Verse 3]
The way you walk (We walked)
The way you talk and try to kiss me and laugh (We talked)
In four or five paragraphs (You kissed me, then you kissed me)
All your compliments and your cutting remarks (You kissed me, you kissed me)
Are captured here in my quotation marks (Then you, then you, then you, ooh-ooh)
[Chorus]
And I'm giving you a longing look
Every day, every day (Every day, every day)
Every day, every day I write the book
Ooh-ooh
Every day I write the book
[Verse 4]
Don't tell me you don't know the difference
Between a lover and a fighter
With my pen and then my electric typewriter
Even in a perfect world where everyone was equal
I'd still own the film rights and be workin' on the sequel
[Chorus]
And I'm giving you a longing look
Every day, every day (Every day, every day)
Every day, every day I write the book
Every day, every day (Every day)
Every day I write the book
Every day, every day (Every day)
Every day I write the book, yeah
[Outro]
Every day, every day, every day
Every day I write the book
I'm givin' you a longing look and every day, every day I write the book (Every day, every day, every day I write the book)
I'm givin' you a longing look, every day I, I write the book (Every day, every day, every day I write the book)
[Outro]
I'm givin' you a longing look and every day, every day I write the book (Every day, every day, every day I write the book)
I'm givin' you a longing look, every day I write the book, yeah (Every day, every day, every day I write the book)
I'm givin' you a longing look and every day, every day I write the book (Every day, every day, every day I write the book)
I'm givin' you a longing look, every day I write the book (Every day, every day, every day I write the book)
I'm givin' you a longing look and every day, every day I write the book (Every day, every day, every day I write the book)
Every day, Every day, every day, every day (Every day, every day, every day I write the book)
Every day, every day, every day, every day (I'm giving you a longing look and every day, every day I write the book)
Written by: Declan Patrick Aloysius MacManus
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