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Lyrics
So be it, I'm your crowbar
If that's what I am so far
Until you get out of this mess
And I will pretend
That I don't know of your sins
Until you are ready to confess
But all the time, all the time
I'll know, I'll know
And you can use my skin
To bury secrets in
And I will settle you down
And at my own suggestion,
I will ask no questions
While I do my thing in the background
But all the time, all the time
I'll know, I'll know
Baby-I can't help you out, while she's still around
So for the time being, I'm being patient
And amidst this bitterness
If you'll just consider this-even if it don't make sense
All the time-give it time
And when the crowd becomes your burden
And you've early closed your curtains,
I'll wait by the backstage door
While you try to find the lines to speak your mind
And pry it open, hoping for an encore
And if it gets too late, for me to wait
For you to find you love me, and tell me so
It's ok, don't need to say it.
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Credits
Performances
This song is unreleased by Elvis Costello, but he performed it 2006-05-19 for the TV program Decades Rock Live, which also featured the song's originator Fiona Apple as a guest.
Recordings
- Fiona Apple, on When The Pawn Hits The Conflicts He Thinks Like A King / What He Knows Throws The Blows When He Goes To The Fight / And He'll Win The Whole Thing 'Fore He Enters The Ring / There's No Body To Batter When Your Mind Is Your Might / So When You Go Solo, You Hold Your Own Hand / And Remember That Depth Is The Greatest Of Heights / And If You Know Where You Stand, Then You Know Where To Land / And If You Fall It Won't Matter, Cuz You'll Know That You're Right, 1999
Bootlegs
- This section is incomplete.
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