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"I'm trouble" she said
Spread out on the floor of her father's house
Her promise was almost undone
Under her tongue, dissolving her responsibilities
To finally deny everyone with every unflattering comparison
(chorus):
All grown up
And you don't care anymore
And you hate all the people that you used to adore
And you despise all the rumours and lies of the life you led before
Did I hear you right?
You're feeling hounded and pushed around
You want to just lay down and die
If all of this life has been such a big disappointment to you
Why don't you stop blaming some guy
And go give the next one a try
(chorus)
But look at yourself
You'll see you're still so young
You haven't earned the weariness
That sounds so jaded on your tongue
"I'm weak" she says
And blesses herself and gets into bed
Clutching the covers to her throat
"So punish me now and let me go back to the sham of my life"
"This night is the perfect antidote for all of the poison that you wrote"
(chorus)
But look at yourself
You'll see you're still so young
You haven't earned the weariness
That sounds so jaded on your tongue
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All Grown Up |
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Written by | Declan MacManus |
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Performed by | Elvis Costello |
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Produced by | Mitchell Froom, Kevin Killen & D.P.A. MacManus |
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Musicians | Elvis Costello - vocals Jim Keltner - drums T-Bone Wolk - bass Larry Knechtel - piano, Clavinet James Burton - acoustic guitar Marc Ribot - cornet, Eb horn Mitchell Froom - Chamberlain, portative organ Gavyn Wright - string leader Fiachra Trench - orchestra conductor, string & woodwind arrangement |
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Recorded | late 1990-early 1991, Ocean Way, Hollywood & Westside Studios, London |
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Released | May 10, 1991 |
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Albums | Mighty Like A Rose, 1991 The Return Of The Spectacular Spinning Songbook, 2011 |
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Length | 4:14 |
Alternate versions
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Covers
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Michael Weston King
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They Call Her Natasha - live stage show in Liverpool and London (live show)
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2011
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due for release on CD in 2011
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