Elvis Costello Don`t Be Careless Love Lyrics

Don`t Be Careless Love Lyrics

(McCartney/MacManus) 
Burn the midnight lamp 
Down until the dawn 
I`ll keep watch 
Until I`m sure you`re coming home 
Shadows play 
And flicker on the bedroom wall 
They turn into a bad dream overnight 
Something could be terribly wrong 

Don`t be careless love 
Don`t be careless love 
Don`t be, don`t be careless 

In my dream you`re running nowhere 
Every step you`ve taken turns to glue 
Walking down a spiral staircase 
Failing through, failing through 
Don`t be careless love 
Be careless love 

The lamp burns down and out 
I`m getting pretty tired of this 
I feel so bad 
Something might be going amiss 
I won`t be there 
So look out for yourself 
You`re getting in deep whatever you do 
Don`t let me go back to sleep 

Don`t be careless love 
Don`t be careless love 
Don`t be, don`t be careless 

Saw your face in the morning paper 
Saw your body rolled up in a rug 
Chopped up into two little pieces 
By some thug 

Don`t be careless love 
Be careless love 

But in the morning light 
When I wake up again 
You`re by my side 
And that`s the way it`s always been 
But in the dark 
Your mind plays funny tricks on you 
Your mind plays funny tricks on you 
Your mind plays funny tricks on you 

Don`t be careless love