A long time ago, our point of view Was broadcast by Mr. Bartholomew And now the world is full of sorrow and pain And it's time for us to speak up again
One, two, three, four Somewhere downtown a pretty girl kneels Offers her soft lips and a handful of pills Peels off her dress and then the rest of her
Last rays of sunlight die Full moon begins to rise Reflected in your eyes I can't believe that this is happening You make the motor in me Flutter and
I met them first on their wedding night Faces were flushed by their pledges plight We passed in the hall and I met them well But as their carriage arrived
In the not very distant future When everything will be free There won't be any cute secrets Let alone any novelty You can say anything you want to In
Day is dawning, almost sounded like a warning Wind was rushing through the trees almost roaring I never thought that I'd become The proud father of my
You should wear your red galoshes Walking o'er the city pride Streets are paved with heaven's pennies Gutters full of suicides Teddy steadily fell from
Maybe we're nothing but skin and bone Blare and rubber, eyes that blubber Teeth that bite, hands that slide And I'm trying to do the best I can But I'
Between last breaths and first regrets The days dragged on like cigarettes In the distance martyrs and martinets Dally, dancing with the empty silhouettes
Are we rolling? One, two, one, two, three, four Here in my little spy movie With my garter and dagger And my gag and my cuff And my gunslinger swagger
I can't tell if this is real or if I am sleeping I'll embroider the truth and that's so I shall reap I took things that didn't belong to me I didn't mean
enough But he's not the man you'd think that he can be I just don't know why you can't see That he is only the imposter That he is only the imposter
Preklad: Elvis Costello. Podvodník.
had enough But he's not the man you'd think that he can be I just don't know why you can't see That he is only the imposter That he is only the imposter
