• Song:

    I Dreamed Of My Old Lover

  • Artist:

    Elvis Costello

  • Album:

    Secret, Profane and Sug...

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I dreamed of my old lover last night
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I wonder if I spoke out loud
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If by chance my husband overheard
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He'd put my face back in the crowd


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His eyes were clear and gentle then
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He'd kiss the worries from my brow
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I long to fall to sleep again
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And I wonder how he would look now


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Would our kids grow stubborn or grow strong
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Would their limbs bronze insult to the sun
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I wonder how it feels but then
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I rarely dream of anyone


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In the songs of shame and tales of dread
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Where they seal the lovers lips with lead
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And all the vines wind through their eyes


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But no one knows this passion now
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No one knows this passion now


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So I keep this fancy to myself
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I keep my lipstick twisted tight
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I long to fall to sleep again
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'Cos I dreamed of my old lover last night
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