My Aim Is True de Elvis Costello

Listado de Canciones

1. Welcome To The Working Week1:23

   Letra

   Now that your picture's in the paper being rhythmically admired And you can have anyone that you have ever desired, All you gotta tell me now is why, why, why, why. Welcome to the workin' week. Oh I know it don't thrill you, I hope it don't kill you. Welcome to the workin' week. You gotta do it till you're through it so you better get to it. All of your family had to kill to survive, and they're still waitin' for their big day to arrive. But if they knew how I felt they'd bury me alive. Welcome to the workin' week. Oh I know it don't thrill you, I hope it don't kill you. Welcome to the workin' week. You gotta do it till you're through it so you better get to it. I hear you sayin', "Hey, the city's alright, when you only read about it in books. Spend all your money gettin' so convinced that you never even bother to look. Sometimes I wonder if we're livin' in the same land, Why d'you wanna be my friend when I feel like a juggler running out of hands? Welcome to the workin' week, oh, welcome to the working week.
2. Miracle Man3:33

   Letra

   You never asked me what i wanted. you only asked me why. I never thought that so much trouble was restin' on my reply, I could say it was the nights when i was lonely And you were the only one who'd come. I could tell you that i like your sensitivity, When you know it's the way that you walk. Why do you have to say that there's always someone Who can do it better than i can? But don't you think that i know that walking on the water Won't make me a miracle man? Baby's gotta have the things she wants. You know she's gotta have the things she loves. She's got a ten-inch bamboo cigarette holder And her black patent leather gloves. And i'm doing everything just tryin' to please her, Even crawling around on all fours. Oh, i thought by now that it was gonna be easy, But she still seems to want for more. (refrão) I hear they're givin' you a bad reputation Just because you've never been denied. You try to say you've done it all before. Baby, you know that you just get tired. Yet everybody loves you so much, girl. I just don't know how you stand the strain. Oh, i, i'm the one who's here tonight, And i don't wanna do it all in vain. (refrão)
3. No Dancing2:43

   Letra

   Oh I know that she has mad a fool of him, like girls have done so many nights before, time and time again. Life is so strange. I don't know why, but somebody, somebody has to cry. There's gonna be no dancing when they get home. No dancing, there's gonna be no dancing, there's gonna be no dancing on my own. Now he's telling her every little thing he's done; Once he glanced at the jackets of some paperbacks. Now he's read every one. He's such a drag. He's not insane. It's just that everybody has to feel his pain. There's gonna be no dancing when they get home. He's getting down on his knees. He finds that her brother's not so easy to please, After all, his nights were just a paper striptease. She's caught it like some disease. If he says no dancing, there's gonna be no dancing on my own. She can't even speak to him. He can't face her now. He says "Even though I wanna shake your hand, all I ever do is bow. so know you see how can it be? Why can't you give me anythin' but sympathy?" There's gonna be no dancing when they get home. No dancing, there's gonna be no dancing, there's gonna be no dancing on my own.
4. Blame It On Cain2:53

   Letra

   Once upon a time, i had a little money. Government burglars took it long Before i could mail it to you. Still, you are the only one. Now i can't let it slip away. So if the man with the ticker tape, He tries to take it, Well this is what i'm gonna say. Blame it on cain. Don't blame it on me. Oh, oh, it's nobody's fault, But we need somebody to burn. Well if i was a saint with A silver cup And the money got low We could always heat it up Or trade it in. But then the radio to heaven will be wired to your purse. And then you can run down the wave band, Coast to coast, hand in hand. Better or worse, curse for curse, Don't be dissatisfied. So you're not satisfied. Refrão I think i've lived a little too long On the outskirts of town I think i'm going insane From talking to myself for so long. Oh but i've never been accused. When they step on your face, You wear that good look grin. I gotta break out one weekend If i do somebody in. But every single time I feel a little stronger, They tell me it's a crime. Well how much longer? Refrão
5. Alison3:25

   Letra

   Oh it's so funny to be seeing you after so long, girl. And with the way you look I understand that you are not impressed. But I heard you let that little friend of mine take off your party dress. I'm not going to get too sentimental like those other sticky valentines, cause I don't know if you've been loving somebody. I only know it isn't mine. Alison, I know this world is killing you. Oh, Alison, my aim is true. Well I see you've got a husband now. Did he leave your pretty fingers lying in the wedding cake? You used to hold him right in your hand. I'll bet he took all he could take. Sometimes I wish that I could stop you from talking when I hear the silly things that you say. I think somebody better put out the big light, cause I can't stand to see you this way. Alison, I know this world is killing you. Oh, Alison, my aim is true. My aim is true
6. Sneaky Feelings2:12

   Letra

   Now everybody's breakin' up somebody else's home, before somebody else starts breaking up their own. I get you in my dreams. You should hear the things you say. It's not that it's so much fun, but it's safer that way. Sneaky feeling, sneaky feelings, you can't let those kind of feeling show. I'd like to get right through the way I feel for you, but I've still got a long way to go. Why don't we call it a day, and we can both confess. You can force me to use a little tenderness. White lies, alibis, anything but say that it's true. Now we could sit like lovers, staring in each other's eyes, but the magic of the moment might become too much for you. Sneaky feeling, sneaky feelings, you can't let those kind of feeling show. I'd like to get right through the way I feel for you, But I've still got a long way to go.
7. (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes2:49

   Letra

   Oh I used to be disgusted And now I try to be amused. But since their wings have got rusted, You know, the angels wanna wear my red shoes. But when they told me 'bout their side of the bargain, That's when I knew that I could not refuse. And I won't get any older, now the angels wanna wear my red shoes. I was watching while you're dancing away. Our love got fractured in the echo and sway. How come everybody wants to be your friend? You know that it still hurts me just to say it. Oh, I know that she's disgusted (oh why's that) Cause she's feeling so abused. (oh that's too bad) She gets tired of the lust, (oh I'm so sad) But it's so hard to refuse. How can you say that I'm too old, When the angels have stolen my red shoes. Oh, I said "I'm so happy, I could die." She said "Drop dead," then left with another guy. That's what you get if you go chasing after vengeance. Ever since you got me punctured this has been my sentence. Oh I used to be disgusted And now I try to be amused. But since their wings have got rusted, You know, the angels wanna wear my red shoes. Red shoes, the angels wanna wear my red shoes.
8. Less Than Zero3:18

   Letra

   Calling Mr. Oswald with the swastika tattoo There is a vacancy waiting in the English voodoo Carving "V" for "vandal" on the guilty boy's head When he's had enough of that, maybe you'll take him to bed To teach him he's alive before he wishes he was dead Turn up the TV, no one listening will suspect Even your mother won't detect it, so your father won't know They think that I've got no respect but Everything is less than zero Hey, oo hey-ey Hey, oo hey-ey Oswald and his sister are doing it again They've got the finest home movies that you have ever seen They've got a thousand variations, every service with a smile They're gonna take a little break and they'll be back after a while Well, I hear that South America is coming into style Turn up the TV, no one listening will suspect Even your mother won't detect it, so your father won't know They think that I've got no respect but Everything is less than zero Hey, oo hey-ey Hey, oo hey-ey A pistol was still smoking, a man lay on the floor Mr. Oswald said he had an understanding with the law He said he heard about a couple living in the USA He said they traded in their baby for a Chevrolet Let's talk about the future, now we've put the past away Turn up the TV, no one listening will suspect Even your mother won't detect it, so your father won't know They think that I've got no respect but Everything is less than zero Hey, oo hey-ey Hey, oo hey-ey Hey, oo hey-ey Hey, oo hey-ey
9. Mystery Dance1:37

   Letra

   Romeo was restless, he was ready to kill He jumped out the window 'cause he couldn't sit still Juliet was waiting with a safety net He said, "Don't bury me 'cause I'm not dead yet" (CHORUS) Why don't you tell me about the mystery dance I wanna know about the mystery dance Why don't you show me 'Cause I've tried and I've tried, and I'm still mystified I can't do it anymore and I'm not satisfied Well, I remember when the lights went out And I was tryin' to make it look like it was never in doubt She thought that I knew, and I thought that she knew So both of us were willing, but we didn't know how to do it (REPEAT CHORUS) Well, I was down under the covers in the middle of the night Tryin' to discover my left foot from my right You can see those pictures in any magazine But what's the use of looking when you don't know what they mean? (REPEAT CHORUS) I can't do it anymore and I'm not satisfied I can't do it anymore and I'm not satisfied I can't do it anymore and I'm not satisfied I can't do it anymore and I'm not satisfied I can't do it anymore and I'm not satisfied I can't do it anymore and I'm not satisfied
10. Pay It Back2:36

    Letra

    Stop thief; you're gonna come to grief If you don't take a little more care. You're gonna get more than the family plan From this one shoestring affair. I may be crazy but i can't contemplate Being trapped between the doctor and the magistrate. One of these days i'm gonna pay it back, pay it back, One of these days. One of these days i'm gonna pay it back, pay it back, One of these days. And then they told me i could be somebody If i didn't let too much get in my way. And i tried so hard just to be myself, But i keep on fading away. Until the lights went out, i didn't know what to do. If i could fool myself, then maybe i'd fool you too. Refrão I wouldn't say that i was raised on romance. Let's not get stuck in the past. I love you more than everything in the world. I don't expect that will last. They told me everything was guaranteed. Somebody somewhere must've lied to me. Refrão
11. I'm Not Angry3:02
12. Waiting For The End Of The World3:26

    Letra

    The man from the television crawled into the train I wonder who he's going to stick it in this time? Everyone was looking for a little entertainment So they'll probably pull his hands off When they find out his name And then they shut down the power all along the line And we got stuck in the tunnel where no lights shine They got to touching all the girls who were too scared to call out Nobody was saying anything at all We were waiting for the end of the world Waiting for the end of the world Waiting for the end of the world Dear Lord, I sincerely hope you're coming 'Cause you really started something Things got back to normal as the train began to roll again We got to the station about twenty minutes later The legendary hitchhiker says that he knows where it's at Now he'd like to go to Spain or somewhere like that With his two-tone Bible and his funny cigarettes His suntan lotion and his castanets He was waiting for the end of the world Waiting for the end of the world Waiting for the end of the world Dear Lord, I sincerely hope you're coming 'Cause you really started something And then, the bride, the groom, the congregation and the priest All got onto the train when we were three stations east, yeah Hiding from a scandal in the national press They had been trying to get married since they stole the wedding dress You may see them drowning as you stroll along the beach But don't roll out the lifeline till they're clean out of reach
13. Watching The Detectives3:46

    Letra

    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 Invisible shivers running down my spine Cut the baby taking off her clothes Close-up of the sign that says: We never close You snatch 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 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
14. Radio Sweethaeart
15. Stranger In The House

    Letra

    This never was one of the great romances But I thought you'd always have those young girl's eyes But now they look in tired and bitter glances At the ghost of a man who walks 'round in my disguise I get the feeling that I don't belong here But there's no welcome in the window anyway And I look down for a number on my keychain 'Cause it feels more like a hotel everyday There's a stranger in the house; nobody's seen his face But everybody says he's taken my place There's a stranger in the house no one will ever see But everybody says he looks like me And now you say you've got no expectations But I know you also miss those carefree days And for all the angry words that passed between us You still don't understand me when I say There's a stranger in the house; nobody's seen his face But everybody says he's taken my place There's a stranger in the house no one will ever see But everybody says he looks like me
16. Imagination (Is A Powerful Deceiver)

    Letra

    So you're trying to make connection, you heard whispers in the hall She'll be out again this evening, when you come around to call So, you dodge the lady-killer, who came creepin' 'cross the floor Then you caught up in a whirlwind, you got blown right out the door Oh, yes it was a whirlwind, sweet romance was on your side If you wanna dance on my face, you must tell me why you lied Imagination is a powerful deceiver When you try to believe her just a little too much Imagination is a powerful deceiver I'll go out of my mind, if I'm losing your touch I see a look of recognition, so well hidden in your eye And your peepshow regulations, they just don't seem to apply, Well, did I see you in the circus, in the ring without a hand Now you think that you can curse us, steal the show and stop the band Oh, you can follow your dreams, oh but please don't lead me on, If you wanna bleed in my face, you were here and now you're gone Imagination is a powerful deceiver When you try to believe her just a little too much Imagination is a powerful deceiver I'll go out of my mind, if I'm losing your touch I'll go out of my mind, if I'm losing your touch I'll go out of my mind, if I'm losing your touch
17. Mystery Dance1:37

    Letra

    Romeo was restless, he was ready to kill He jumped out the window 'cause he couldn't sit still Juliet was waiting with a safety net He said, "Don't bury me 'cause I'm not dead yet" (CHORUS) Why don't you tell me about the mystery dance I wanna know about the mystery dance Why don't you show me 'Cause I've tried and I've tried, and I'm still mystified I can't do it anymore and I'm not satisfied Well, I remember when the lights went out And I was tryin' to make it look like it was never in doubt She thought that I knew, and I thought that she knew So both of us were willing, but we didn't know how to do it (REPEAT CHORUS) Well, I was down under the covers in the middle of the night Tryin' to discover my left foot from my right You can see those pictures in any magazine But what's the use of looking when you don't know what they mean? (REPEAT CHORUS) I can't do it anymore and I'm not satisfied I can't do it anymore and I'm not satisfied I can't do it anymore and I'm not satisfied I can't do it anymore and I'm not satisfied I can't do it anymore and I'm not satisfied I can't do it anymore and I'm not satisfied
18. Cheap Reward

    Letra

    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 I'll 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, that's all you'll ever get from me Well, how could you believe I'll take you seriously? With your cheap rewards, your blackmail, and your comical rage Just remember you'll only be the boss so long as you pay my wage All the sign posts on this road that point one way Don't act like you're above me, just look at your shoes I'll turn the light out now 'cause there's nothing more to say And it's all been lost before so there's nothing to lose Oh, but you could say that you love me very painlessly I would've done the same for you, oh, but you said to me: Lip service--well, that's all you'll ever get from me Well, how could you believe I'd take you seriously? With your cheap rewards, your blackmail, and your comical rage Just remember you'll only be the boss so long as you pay my wage Just remember you'll only be the boss so long as you pay my wage
19. Jump Up

    Letra

    Everybody's talking like they can't sit down And looking like they can't stand up It must be the lastest style And they've seen a lot of things that you never see Back on the mile up to the hanging tree Some people can't keep their fingers clean Just clicking their heels to the beat of the scene Trying to keep careen until the first edition of last night's obituries Jump up--hold on tight Can't trust the promise or a guarantee 'Cause the man 'round the curve says that he's never heard Of you or me No tombstone would ever surprise me When I'm locked in a room about half the size of a matchbox Got holes in my socks They match the ones that I got in my feet I put my feet in the holes in the street and somebody paved me over I was a statue standing on the corner Tell me, how else can a boy get to see those pretty pleats? Candidate talkin' on the radio from the "Cheaters Jamboree" It must be their lastest fool 'Cause it's a two-horse race and he changed his bets Like it was just another brand of cigarettes Some people judge and they just guess the rest They can't understand that don't mean that you're blessed They ought to catch the Express Next Stop No Where That way you can forget Jump up--hold on tight Can't trust the promise or a guarantee 'Cause the man 'round the curve says that he's never heard Of you or me
20. Wave A White Flag

    Letra

    Take off your shoes, hang up your wings Stack up the chairs, roll up the rug Savor the things that sobriety brings Drain in the last from a jug But when I hit the bottle, there's no tellin' what I'll do 'Cause something deep inside me wants to turn you black and blue I can't resist you, I can't wait To twist your loving arms 'til you capitulate Beat me in the kitchen, and I'll beat you in the hall There's nothing I love better than a free for all To take your pretty neck and see which way it bends But when it is all over we will still be friends Wave a white flag, put away the pistol Too many people just can't get kissed But if there's nothin' I can do to make amends, baby Hope you don't murder me Oh, was it all right, or was it okay I'll make it all up to you someday Oh, but you didn't have to laugh that way Oh, no, you didn't have to laugh that way Wave a white flag, put away the pistol Too many people just can't get kissed But if there's nothin' I can do to make amends, baby Hope you don't murder me Gee, baby, hope you don't murder me
21. Blame It On Cain2:53

    Letra

    Once upon a time, i had a little money. Government burglars took it long Before i could mail it to you. Still, you are the only one. Now i can't let it slip away. So if the man with the ticker tape, He tries to take it, Well this is what i'm gonna say. Blame it on cain. Don't blame it on me. Oh, oh, it's nobody's fault, But we need somebody to burn. Well if i was a saint with A silver cup And the money got low We could always heat it up Or trade it in. But then the radio to heaven will be wired to your purse. And then you can run down the wave band, Coast to coast, hand in hand. Better or worse, curse for curse, Don't be dissatisfied. So you're not satisfied. Refrão I think i've lived a little too long On the outskirts of town I think i'm going insane From talking to myself for so long. Oh but i've never been accused. When they step on your face, You wear that good look grin. I gotta break out one weekend If i do somebody in. But every single time I feel a little stronger, They tell me it's a crime. Well how much longer? Refrão
22. Poison Moon

    Letra

    Cut loose in a nightmare, cast off in my dreams If home is anywhere that I can hang my hat Then it's coming apart at the seams My luck is hanging upside down I try to hold on tight But money's rolling out of town And love slips right out of sight And these bones, they don't look so good to me Jokers talk and they all disagree One day soon, I will laugh right in the face of the poison moon You look in the mirror I'm sorry, but it can't be replaced You're thrown straight out in that cruel parade Buttoned down and laced It starts like fascination, it ends up like a trance You've gotta use your imagination on some of that magazine romance And these bones--they don't look so good to me Jokers talk and they all disagree One day soon, I will laugh right in the face of the poison moon One day soon, I will laugh right in the face of the poison moon