lyrics and chords of: Man Out Of Time by Elvis Costello And The Attractions
So this is where he came to
hide
When he ran from
you
In a private detective overcoat
And dirty dead men's shoes
The pretty things of
Knightsbridge
Lying for of Minister of
State
Are a far cry from the nod and wink
Here at
Traitors' Gate
'Cause the
high heel he used to be has
been ground down
And he
listens for the footsteps
That would follow him
around
To murder -
my love — is a
crime
But
will you still love - a
man out
of time
There's a tupenny ha'ppenny
millionaire
Looking for a fourpenny
one
With a tight grip on the short hairs
Of the
public imagination
But for his private wife and kids
somehow
Real
life becomes a
rumour
Days
of Dutch courage, just three French letters
And a
German sense of humor
He's got a mind like a sewer and a
heart like a fridge
He
stands to be insulted
And he
pays for the
privilege
To murder -
my love — is a
crime
But
will you still love - a
man out
of time
The biggest wheels of
industry
Retire sharp and
short
And after the dinner overtures
Are nothing but an afterthought
Somebody's creeping in the
kitchen
There's a reputation to be
made
Whose nerves are always on the knife's edge
And
who's up late polishing the blade
Love is always scarpering or
cowering or fawning
You
drink yourself insensitive
And
hate yourself in the
morning
To murder -
my love — is a
crime
But
will you still love - a
man out
of time