My all time doll
by Elvis Costello
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When I was away I needed you so
And now coming I´m home to stay
I won´t wake in the night and reach for you
And turn on the light and to my dismay
You´re not there
You´re never around
Or is it me?
It´s so hard to see
I flick off the switch
And stare in dark
And wait for you to appear
You´re My All-Time Doll
I´m out of control
It´s broken my mind
But that´s not all that you stole
You´re My All-Time Doll
You´re all I adore
I´d swear to it now it
But I already swore
My eyes are blinded with tears
But it´s all my own fault
My lips taste of cruel words
My eyes sting with salt
But you can take the way I feel about you
And put it in a vault
You´re My All-Time Doll
From near and from far
I´ve known many a girl,
Now... I´m closing in
My heart is beating
Like a whip on a hide
It´s raining outside
You´re My All-Time Doll
I´m out of control
It´s broken my mind
That´s not all that you stole
You´re My All-Time Doll
You´re all I adore
I´d swear to it now it
But I already swore
Every time I rant and rail
Every time I try and fail
Any time I want to quit
And say, "That´s the end of it"
When I stand and start to leave
You cool my brow, you tug my sleeve
You´re My All-Time Doll
I´m walking, I´m pacing, my heart is racing
I swear that clock is running slow
It only speeds up for a moment or so
Each time it´s time for me to go
You´re My All-Time Doll
I´m out of control
It´s broken my mind
That´s not all that you stole
You´re My All-Time Doll
You´re all I adore
I´d swear to it now it
But I already swore
In the far flung cry of a closing saloon
On the blank back side of that poisonous moon
I tried not to think about you
I thought I was immune..
You´re My All-Time Doll
And now coming I´m home to stay
I won´t wake in the night and reach for you
And turn on the light and to my dismay
You´re not there
You´re never around
Or is it me?
It´s so hard to see
I flick off the switch
And stare in dark
And wait for you to appear
You´re My All-Time Doll
I´m out of control
It´s broken my mind
But that´s not all that you stole
You´re My All-Time Doll
You´re all I adore
I´d swear to it now it
But I already swore
My eyes are blinded with tears
But it´s all my own fault
My lips taste of cruel words
My eyes sting with salt
But you can take the way I feel about you
And put it in a vault
You´re My All-Time Doll
From near and from far
I´ve known many a girl,
Now... I´m closing in
My heart is beating
Like a whip on a hide
It´s raining outside
You´re My All-Time Doll
I´m out of control
It´s broken my mind
That´s not all that you stole
You´re My All-Time Doll
You´re all I adore
I´d swear to it now it
But I already swore
Every time I rant and rail
Every time I try and fail
Any time I want to quit
And say, "That´s the end of it"
When I stand and start to leave
You cool my brow, you tug my sleeve
You´re My All-Time Doll
I´m walking, I´m pacing, my heart is racing
I swear that clock is running slow
It only speeds up for a moment or so
Each time it´s time for me to go
You´re My All-Time Doll
I´m out of control
It´s broken my mind
That´s not all that you stole
You´re My All-Time Doll
You´re all I adore
I´d swear to it now it
But I already swore
In the far flung cry of a closing saloon
On the blank back side of that poisonous moon
I tried not to think about you
I thought I was immune..
You´re My All-Time Doll