Elvis Costello — Town Where Time Stood Still

[Verse 1] I made my selection from the lonely hit parade In the town where time stood still I was feeling very little pain Until some joker played "Almost Persuaded" Now every girl I see Looks so much prettier to me My faithfulness has faded And I say I don't want trouble But I find myself back in it In the town where time stood still I am the man of the minute Teach me to say "I love you" I'll teach you to say "You will do" [Chorus] In the town where time stood still [Verse 2] Or maybe I can find a little girl To wind me up with all the usual spells There's nothing else to do but rearrange somebody's future And check your figures in the until The bar is full of girls just like the creature with the curse And the food is just like cabaret and vice versa [Chorus] [Verse 3] And so I saw her through the smoke and empty beers In the town where time stood still She might have well have waited years I suppose we did some things we used to do But no amount of darkness could ever turn her into you And so I woke up in the town where time stood still With a headache and a heartache And a handful of pills And a welcome mat, a scandal rag and unpaid bills With a headache and heartache And an hour or two to kill I only wish we were together [Chorus][x3]