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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Vocals
Elvis Costello & The Imposters
Elvis Costello & The Imposters
Performer
Steve Nieve
Steve Nieve
Keyboards
Pete Thomas
Pete Thomas
Drums
Davey Faragher
Davey Faragher
Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Producer
Sebastián Krys
Sebastián Krys
Producer
Daniel Galindo
Daniel Galindo
Engineer
Ron Taylor
Ron Taylor
Engineer
Brian Lucey
Brian Lucey
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Farewell, okay
You'll be on your way
You'll be on your own now
But to my dismay
I can't go on
After what you've done
There are two words that sound like "pray"
I'm not going to tell you which one I'm thinking of
Farewell, okay
Farewell, okay
[Verse 2]
I thought you'd change
And get a little humble
You strike your strange disposition like a drummer hits a cymbal
It rings on in the vicinity
From an instant thrill to infinity
And that doesn't seem like a sin to me
Farewell, okay
Farewell, okay
[Verse 3]
Ran my hand in the rhythm along the ballroom wall
Felt the rumble of the bass through the entrance hall
And the door flung open to a mascara cry
I can't shake the sound of "How could you or why?"
Can't get the stain off my hands ever since
From the fake marble pillar past a curtain of chintz
A splatter of steps on a chalk floor pattern
A trim of black lace on a hem of red satin
[Verse 4]
Goodbye, so long
There's no right or wrong
This might be the final word I chance in the very last dance
The appeal of the trumpet to a pearl of red laughter
Of lipstick and kisses right here under the rafter
A fumble for Heaven in a thimble of draft
A seldom of Elvis in the velvet hereafter
Farewell, okay
Farewell, okay
Farewell, okay, ooh
Farewell, okay
Written by: Elvis Costello
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