Cheap Reward
Elvis Costello"Cheap Reward" is a song by Elvis Costello, released in 2007 in the Pop genre. The song is 2:06 long and contains 21 lines and 228 words.
Lyrics
0:00Oh well I feel so loose tonight I might fall to pieces
0:07So be prepared to sweep me out the door
0:13And I might be horizontal by the time the music ceases
0:18So I think Ill get acquainted with the floor
0:24Oh I was trying to get away from the things that I always do
0:30Hello floorboards once again--how are you
0:36Lip service--well thats all youll ever get from me
0:42Well how could you believe Ill take you seriously
0:48With your cheap rewards your blackmail and your comical rage
0:54Just remember youll only be the boss so long as you pay my wage
1:02All the sign posts on this road that point one way
1:08Dont act like youre above me just look at your shoes
1:14Ill turn the light out now cause theres nothing more to say
1:21And its all been lost before so theres nothing to lose
1:27Oh but you could say that you love me very painlessly
1:34I wouldve done the same for you oh but you said to me
1:40Lip service--well thats all youll ever get from me
1:46Well how could you believe Id take you seriously
1:52With your cheap rewards your blackmail and your comical rage
1:58Just remember youll only be the boss so long as you pay my wage
2:06Just remember youll only be the boss so long as you pay my wage
Oh well I feel so loose tonight I might fall to pieces So be prepared to sweep me out the door And I might be horizontal by the time the music ceases So I think Ill get acquainted with the floor Oh I was trying to get away from the things that I always do Hello floorboards once again--how are you Lip service--well thats all youll ever get from me Well how could you believe Ill take you seriously With your cheap rewards your blackmail and your comical rage Just remember youll only be the boss so long as you pay my wage All the sign posts on this road that point one way Dont act like youre above me just look at your shoes Ill turn the light out now cause theres nothing more to say And its all been lost before so theres nothing to lose Oh but you could say that you love me very painlessly I wouldve done the same for you oh but you said to me Lip service--well thats all youll ever get from me Well how could you believe Id take you seriously With your cheap rewards your blackmail and your comical rage Just remember youll only be the boss so long as you pay my wage Just remember youll only be the boss so long as you pay my wage
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