Elvis Costello Almost Ideal Eyes Lyrics

Almost Ideal Eyes Lyrics

Here she comes with her almost ideal eyes 
and her flawless skin and her petulant pout 
The memory of such a long blond alibi 
still makes me want to shout out loud 
You ************ when you clear your head my dear 
you can`t come out here in those stolen clothes 
Telling me all about some mystery 
I hope she isn`t one, I hope she isn`t one of those 

Almost ideal eyes 
Viewed through a rosey hue 
so beautiful, trusting 
You find liberal is an insult now and care is what you pay for 
Be sure of what you`re wishing for, be careful what you pray for 
When you look into those almost ideal 

Love is smiles, he will hypnotize you wild 
He tries to analyze your dreams 
Fill you up with all his big ideas while he really wants to make you 
Scream out loud at the phony innocence 
and pained pretence and the dismal rage. 
The vacant lot that thankfully time forgot 
Where you never have to act, you never have to act your age 

Almost ideal eyes 
Viewed through a rosey hue 
so beautiful, trusting 
you find stupid is a compliment and thrill is what you play for 
Be sure of what you`re wishing for, be careful what you pray for 
When you look into those almost ideal eyes 

In the spirit(?) all your friends look uglier 
and you find you`re wearing an evening gown 
Weeping over some tiny broken bird 
while the sky is decorated 
shocking pink and a dirty shade of brown 
and you think you need to be tranquilized 
a feat that may fit to your new career 
Whatever you invent you`ll never be content with 

Almost ideal eyes 
Viewed through a rosey hue 
so beautiful, trusting 
rebellion is just currency, the moon is what you pay for 
be sure of what you`re looking for, be careful what you pray for 
when you look into those almost ideal eyes 

Here she comes, here she comes now.....