Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Elvis Costello
Canonical path: /elvis-costello/sweet-janelle
Related lyric paths: 6
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Sweet Janelle
Read Sweet Janelle lyrics by Elvis Costello on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Sweet Janelle
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Oh Sweet sweet Janelle
I just wanted you to know
That for the last time I swear
I will pick up that phone and bother you
So please sweet Janelle
Out of curiosity
Do you think you might tell
Where the fuck you have been recently
Chorus
And I know things are different
And maybe things are wrong
And I know that's no reason or excuse for what I've done
So sweet sweet Janelle
I thought maybe you should know
That on the third night this week
I made love to a girl I barely knew
Chorus
And you'll find consolation
In a friend I barely knew
Some guy you first met
When you rented out a room
So sweet, sweet Janelle
I just wanted you to know
That for the last time I swear
I will pick up that phone and bother you
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Elvis Costello performs "Sweet Janelle", and this lyric page sits inside the Elvis Costello catalog on LyroVerse.
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