Elvis Costello — Basement Kiss

[Verse 1] Lucy Grace can't show her face Down in the North End Road, for in Belgravia Rumors have been whispered and suggestions have been made Did you sell your friends out when the heat got too intense? You say you need the danger, but it's only a pretense You say you need the money, but everybody knows You can always fall back on your inheritance [Chorus] Did you bruise your arms on his false alarms? Did you bruise your pride on his smile so wide? Only fingertips from forbidden bliss Did you bruise your lips on that basement kiss? [Verse 2] Who's that peeking 'round the door? You can't come here no more, will you go home again? She used to sit alone for hours Spends her evening watering dried flowers When your Mother came to stay and finally went to bed Lucy Grace was in the front room shooting through your head She tried to take your breath away But gave you something else instead [Chorus] [Verse 3] That Tuesday at the function In her Audrey Hepburn hat It doesn't suit her much, but she'll get over that She'll be pale and feign indifference as they're handing out the prizes Spilling Daddy's words of wisdom And her ugly sister's tranquilizers Why were you so tardy putting up your guard? When you bruise so easy and you try so hard [Chorus]