《New Lace Sleeves》歌词

[00:00:02] New Lace Sleeves - Elvis Costello

[00:00:10] Bad lovers face to face in the morning

[00:00:14] Shy apologies and polite regrets

[00:00:18] Slow dances that left no warning of

[00:00:23] Outraged glances and indiscreet yawning

[00:00:27] Good manners

[00:00:29] And bad breath get you nowhere

[00:00:33] Even Presidents have newspaper lovers

[00:00:41] Ministers go crawling under covers

[00:00:50] She's no angel

[00:00:54] He's no saint

[00:00:59] They're all covered up with white washed grease paint

[00:01:05] And you say

[00:01:07] The teacher never told you anything but white lies

[00:01:17] But you never see the lies that you believe

[00:01:23] Oh you know you have been captured

[00:01:29] You feel so civilized

[00:01:34] And you look so pretty in your new lace sleeves

[00:01:47] The salty lips of the socialite sisters

[00:01:52] With their continental fingers that have

[00:01:56] Never seen working blisters

[00:02:00] Oh I know they've got their problems

[00:02:05] I wish I was one of them

[00:02:10] They say daddy's coming home soon

[00:02:19] With his Sergeant stripes

[00:02:23] And his Empire mug and spoon

[00:02:27] No more fast buck

[00:02:32] And when are they gonna learn their lesson

[00:02:36] When are they gonna stop all of these victory processions

[00:02:43] And you say

[00:02:45] The teacher never told you anything but white lies

[00:02:53] But you never see the lies that you believe

[00:02:59] Oh you know you have been captured

[00:03:06] You feel so civilized

[00:03:11] And you look so pretty in your new lace sleeves