Elvis Costello Watching The Detectives (live) Lyrics

Watching The Detectives (live) Lyrics

Nice girl stabs one with a defect,
cellophane shrink-wrapped, so correct.
Red dogs under illegal legs.
She looks so good that he gets down and begs.

She is watching the detectives.
"ooh, he`s so cute!"
She is watching the detectives
when they shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot.
They beat him up until the teardrops start,
but he can`t be wounded `cause he`s got no heart.

Long shot of that jumping sign,
Visible shivers running down my spine.
Cut the baby taking off her clothes.
Close-up of the sign that says,"We never close"
You snatch a chew an you a match a cigarette,
She pulls the eyes out with a face like a magnet.
I don`t know how much more of this I can take.
She`s filing her nails while they`re dragging the lake.

chorus

You think you`re alone until you realize you`re in it.
Now fear is here to stay. Love is here for a visit.
They call it instant justice when it`s past the legal limit.
Someone`s scratching at the window. I wonder who is it?
The detectives come to check if you belong to the parents
who are ready to hear the worst about their daughter`s disappearance.
So it nearly took a miracle to get you to stay,
it only took my little fingers to blow you away.

Just like watching the detectives.
Don`t get cute!"
It`s just like watching the detectives.
I get so angry when the teardrops start,
but he can`t be wounded `cause he`s got no heart.
Watching the detectives.
It`s just like watching the detectives.