Elvis Costello — Men Called Uncle

[Verse 1] Now there's newsprint all over your face Well, maybe that's why I can read you like a book Just when I thought I was getting my taste to bite I go and lose my appetite [Chorus 1] Look at the men that you'd call uncle They'd like to sink their teeth into you For the pride and the pleasure And the privilege of having you [Verse 2] If I say you're the one, do you think that I'm serious? You get that kind of talk from older men If I say I love you, then I must be delirious So why are you trying to put my temperature up again? [Chorus 2] Look at the men that you'd call uncle Having a heart attack 'round your ankles [Bridge] When you wake up with X-rated eyes When you wake up still shaking How can I apologize As you check your effects and check your reflection? I'm so affected in the face of your affection [Chorus 2] Look at the men that you'd call uncle Having a heart attack 'round your ankles [Verse 3] I could swear, I could promise that I'll always be true to you But we may not live to be so old I could even say I'm going to do something new to you Now the girls I see just leave me cold [Outro] Look at the men that you'd call uncle Look at the men that you'd call uncle Look at the men that you'd call uncle