Elvis Costello - Riot Act

Get Happy!! / 1980-03-01 1. 5ive Gears In Reverse 2. Beaten To The Punch 3. Black And White World 4. B Movie 5. Clowntime Is Over 6. Clowntime Is Over No. 2 7. Dr. Luther's Assistant 8. Getting Mighty Crowded 9. Ghost Train 10. Girls Talk 11. High Fidelity 12. Hoover Factory 13. Human Touch 14. I Can't Stand Up For 15. I Stand Accused 16. Just A Memory 17. King Horse 18. Love For Tender 19. Men Called Uncle 20. Motel Matches 21. New Amsterdam 22. Opportunity 23. Possession 24. Riot Act 25. Secondary Modern 26. So Young 27. Temptation 28. The Imposter

Riot Act

Forever doesn't mean forever anymore
I said forever
But it doesn't look like I'm gonna be around much anymore
When the heat gets sub-tropical
And the talk gets so topical

Riot act - you can read me the riot act
You can make me a matter of fact
Or a villain in a million
A slip of the tongue is gonna keep me civilian

Why do you talk such stupid nonsense
When my mind could rest much easier
Instead of all this God damned insolence
I would be happier with amnesia

They say forget her
Now it looks like you're either gonna be for me or against me
I got your letter
Now they say I don't care for the colour that it paints me
Trying to be so bad is bad enough
Don't make me laugh by talking tough
Don't put your heart out on your sleeve
When your remarks are off the cuff

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