Watching The Detectives (Single Version)
Elvis Costello"Watching The Detectives (Single Version)" is a song by Elvis Costello, released in 2007 in the Pop genre. The song is 3:20 long and contains 40 lines and 303 words.
0:24Nice girls not one with a defect
0:27Cellophane shrink-wrapped so correct
0:31Red dogs under illegal legs
0:38She looks so good that he gets down and begs
0:44She is watching the detectives
0:48"ooh he's so cute "
0:51She is watching the detectives
0:55When they shoot shoot shoot shoot
1:00They beat him up until the teardrops start
1:03But he can't be wounded 'cause he's got no heart
1:13Long shot of that jumping sign
1:17Visible shivers running down my spine
1:21Cut the baby taking off her clothes
1:24Close-up of the sign that says "We never close"
1:28You snatch a tune you a match a cigarette
1:31She pulls the eyes out with a face like a magnet
1:35I don't know how much more of this I can take
1:42She's filing her nails while they're dragging the lake
1:48She is watching the detectives
1:52"ooh he's so cute "
1:55She is watching the detectives
1:59When they shoot shoot shoot shoot
2:04They beat him up until the teardrops start
2:07But he can't be wounded 'cause he's got no heart
2:17You think you're alone until you realize you're in it
2:21Now fear is here to stay Love is here for a visit
2:25They call it instant justice when it's past the legal limit
2:28Someone's scratching at the window I wonder who is it
2:31The detectives come to check if you belong to the parents
2:35Who are ready to hear the worst about their daughter's disappearance
2:39Though it nearly took a miracle to get you to stay
2:42It only took my little fingers to blow you away
2:48Just like watching the detectives
2:52Don't get cute "
2:55It's just like watching the detectives
3:00I get so angry when the teardrops start
3:03But he can't be wounded 'cause he's got no heart
3:10Watching the detectives
3:16It's just like watching the detectives
3:20Watching the detectives
Nice girls not 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 tune 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 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 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 Though 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 Watching the detectives
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