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Artist: Elvis Costello
Canonical path: /elvis-costello/13-steps-lead-down
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13 Steps Lead Down
Read 13 Steps Lead Down lyrics by Elvis Costello on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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13 Steps Lead Down
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When nobody knows she puts on secret clothes
And lies in the meadow with her hands tied behind her back
I won't refuse if you know how to use it
Just stop playing that ugly drug music
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There's commoners and kings
And everyone's a prisoner of
Paper and glue
And a decent pair of scissors
So tonight I'm drinking to your health
Because I just can't stand myself
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She stands and fails
On fashion fingernails
Her lovers have her walking 'round
On instruments of torture
And one of them is poisonous
The other is a thief they say
So what one could give to her
The other cannot take away
When nobody knows she puts on secret clothes
And lies in her splendour for a picture opportunity
Cover up that bruise, put on patent leather shoes
Just stop playing that bad mood music
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Thirteen steps lead down [4x]
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