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Artist: Elvis Costello
Canonical path: /elvis-costello/the-crooked-line
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The Crooked Line
Read The Crooked Line lyrics by Elvis Costello on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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The Crooked Line
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Life isn't a game won or tied
Lost by either side
Then some people's idea
Of the straight and narrow didn't appeal to me
If you were my life's companion
As it seems you may turn out to be
I'm contemplating
How I hope I'll find you waiting
At the very end of this crooked line
Love isn't a trial of strength and weakness
Through light into darkness
Then some people remark
The worthwhile fire never started without that spark
If you were my life's companion
As it seems you may turn out to be
I'm contemplating
How I hope I'll find you waiting
At the very end of this crooked line
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Elvis Costello performs "The Crooked Line", and this lyric page sits inside the Elvis Costello catalog on LyroVerse.
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