Elvis Costello — One Bell Ringing

[Verse 1] Raining slapping on the window pane An hour or more of teeming Storm punching like a hurricane That tore him out of dreaming Air screaming through the slightest gap Rattling between the frame and the sill Drapes hanging from the final act When I had you still [Chorus] One lonely bird is singing Lower the hood hung of his lament Dash him down on cold cement One Bell Ringing [Verse 2] Flies buzzing round strip search light They've got him down on his knees He thinks of honey dripping from a spoon Girls whispering in Portuguese Between muzzle and the black site Electrical contact Deny your name and then carry the blame Somewhat after the fact [Chorus]