《American Without Tears》歌词

歌曲： American Without Tears

所属专辑：The Costello Show: King Of America

歌手： Elvis Costello

时长： 04:34

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American Without Tears - Elvis Costello (埃尔维斯 科斯特洛)[00:00:00]

Written by：Declan MacManus[00:00:00]

Outside in New Orleans[00:00:11]

The heat was almost frightening[00:00:13]

But my hotel room as usual[00:00:15]

Was freezing and unkind[00:00:18]

On tv they prosecute[00:00:22]

Anyone who's exciting[00:00:24]

So I put on my overcoat[00:00:27]

And went down to find[00:00:30]

In Revlon and Crimpelene[00:00:32]

They captured my heart[00:00:34]

To the strain of a piano[00:00:37]

And a cocktail murderess[00:00:40]

She was singing that it's too late[00:00:43]

I agreed with that part[00:00:46]

For two English girls[00:00:50]

Who[00:00:52]

Changed their address[00:00:53]

Oh it seems we've been crying[00:00:54]

For years and[00:00:57]

For years[00:01:00]

Now I don't speak any English[00:01:03]

Just American without tears[00:01:05]

Just American without tears[00:01:08]

One had been a beauty queen[00:01:21]

And the other was her friend[00:01:23]

They had known rogues and rascals[00:01:25]

And showbiz impresarios[00:01:28]

While the boys were licking hitler[00:01:31]

They had something to defend[00:01:33]

From men armed with chewing gum[00:01:36]

And fine nylon hose[00:01:39]

By a bicycle factory[00:01:41]

As they sounded the siren[00:01:43]

And returned into the dance hall[00:01:46]

She knew he was the one[00:01:49]

Though he wasn't tall or handsome[00:01:53]

She laughed when he told her[00:01:55]

I'm the sheriff of Nottingham[00:01:58]

And this is little John[00:02:00]

Oh it seems we've been crying[00:02:03]

For years and[00:02:06]

For years[00:02:08]

Now I don't speak any English[00:02:11]

Just American without tears[00:02:13]

Just American without tears[00:02:16]

At a dock in Southampton[00:02:27]

Full of tearful goodbyes[00:02:30]

Newsreel commentators said[00:02:32]

Cheerio g I brides[00:02:35]

Soon they'll be finding[00:02:39]

The cold facts[00:02:41]

And lies[00:02:43]

New words for suspenders[00:02:45]

And young girls backsides[00:02:47]

Now I'm in America[00:02:51]

And running from you[00:02:54]

Like my grandfather before me walked[00:02:56]

Streets of New York[00:02:59]

And I think of all the women I[00:03:03]

Pretend mean more than you[00:03:06]

When I open my mouth and I[00:03:10]

Can't seem to talk[00:03:12]

Oh it seems we've been crying[00:03:14]

For years and[00:03:17]

For years[00:03:20]

Now I don't speak any English[00:03:22]

Just American without tears[00:03:25]

Just American without tears[00:03:27]

Oh it seems we've been crying[00:03:29]

For years and[00:03:33]

For years[00:03:35]

Now I don't speak any English[00:03:37]

Just American without tears[00:03:40]

Just American without tears[00:03:42]