Elvis Costello Forty-five Lyrics

Forty-five Lyrics

Bells are chiming for victory 
There`s a page back in history - 45 
They came back to the world that they fought for 
Didn`t turn out just like they thought - 45 
Here is a song to sing to do the measuring 
What did you lose, what did you gain, what did you win? 

Nine years later a child is born 
There`s a record so you put it on - 45 
Nine years more if we`re lucky now 
Nine year old puts his money down - 45 

Every scratch, every click, every heartbeat 
Every breath that I held for you - 45 

There`s a stack of shellac and vinyl 
Which is yours now or which is mine? - 45 

Here is a song to sing to do the measuring 
What did you lose, what did you gain, what did you win? 

Bass and treble heal every hurt 
There`s a rebel in a nylon shirt 
But the words are a mystery I`ve heard 
Till you turn it down to thirty-three and a third 
`Cause it helps with the elocution 
Corporations turn revolutions - 45 

I heard something peculiar said 
"Perhaps he`s got a shot" and "Now he`s dead" - 45 
So don`t you weep and shed(?) 
Just change my name instead 
But what do you lose when it all goes to your head? 

Bells are chiming and tears are falling 
It creeps up on you without a warning - 45 
Every scratch, every click, every heartbeat 
Every breath that I`ve blessed 
I`ll be lost I confess - 45 45 45