Elvis Costello Town Cryer Lyrics

Town Cryer Lyrics

I`m the town crier
And everybody knows
I`m a little down
With a lifetime to go
Maybe you don`t believe my heart is in the right place
Why don`t you take a good look at my face
Other boys use the splendour of their trembling lip
They`re so teddy bear tender and tragically hip

I`m never going to cry again
I`m going to be as strong as them
They say they`d die for love
And then they live it out
They`ll give you something to cry about
And suddenly you really fall to pieces

I`m the town crier
And everybody knows
I`m a little down
With a lifetime to go
Maybe you don`t believe my heart is in the right place
Why don`t you take a good look at my face
Other boys use the splendour of their trembling lip
They`re so teddy bear tender and tragically hip

Love and unhappiness go arm in arm
Long suffering friends of your fatal charm
Isn`t it a pity that you`re going to get hurt
Just a little boy lost in a big man`s shirt