Tytuł: This sad burlesque

• Wykonawca: Elvis Costello
• Wyświetleń: 211

  
   I write in hopes that by the time you get this letter
  We may live to see a change for the better
  Or are we so devoted to these wretched selfish motives
  When the cold facts and figures all add up
  They cannot contradict this sad burlesque
  This sad burlesque
  With miserable failures making entertainment of our fate
  Laughter cannot dignify of elevate
  This sad burlesque
  
  Now can they recall being young and idealistic
  Before wading knee-deep in hogwash and arithmetic
  The pitying smirk
  The argument runs like clockwork
  Will run down eventually and splutter to a stop
  
  P.S. Well by now you know the worst of it
  And we've heard all the alibis that they've rehearsed
  The smug predictions
  If it's not a contradiction
  Keep faith in human nature
  And have mercy on the creatures in this sad burlesque