(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes - Elvis Costello

I was born a beggar With the garbage round my feet The devil lived in every hole And every corner of the street When misery is all there is You got nothing to lose So come on and buy me Come on and buy me Some red, red, red shoes Don't tell me what I do is wrong Don't preach 'cos you don't know 'Cause I was left without a chance Such a long time ago And anything is better Than being cut and bruised So come on and buy me Some red, red, red shoes Red, red, red Red, red, red shoes Red, red, red Red, red, red shoes Red, red, red Red, red, red shoes Don't tell me what I do is wrong Don't preach 'cos you don't know 'Cause I was left without a chance Such a long time ago And anything is better Than being battered and bruised So come on and buy me Some red, some red, red shoes Red, red, red Red, red, red shoes Red, red, red Red, red, red shoes Red, red, red Red, red, red shoes Red, red, red Red, red, red shoes Red, red, red Red, red, red shoes Red, red, red Red, red, red shoes

This date This war criminal is This date is brutal, it It wants red, so I got red shoes 'Cause red becomes you This red becomes you Eyes closed You close them in the dark, huh? What do you think you can't see? You want red, so I got red shoes 'Cause red becomes you This red becomes you This dance This war criminal is This dance is brutal, it It wants red So I got red shoes 'Cause red becomes you I become you

Mother dear come bathe my forehead For I'm growing very weak Mother let one drop of water Fall upon my burning cheek I'm going away to leave you mother darling And remember what I say Do this won't you please dear mother Put my little shoes away Santa Claus he brought them to me With a lot of other things I believe he brought an Angel With a pair of golden wings Tell my loving little playmates That I never more will play Give them all my toys but mother Put my little shoes away I'm going away to leave you mother darling And remember what I say Do this won't you please dear mother Put my little shoes away

Hey, turn the beat up a little more (ya) Yeah, haha (uh) That's good And it's the best day ever Uh What's good, Chuck? Hey (somethin' for the ladies) I used to tell her keep her hands up off my hat (off my hat) But now she think she got it like that (like that) I used to tell her keep her hands up off my hat (off my hat) Hmm, I think she think she got it like that (ha) (like that) Baby, you could wear my hat Just make sure you give it back Baby, you could wear my hat If you got somethin' to match Baby, you could wear my hat, just twist it to the back We drinkin' out the bottle while you sittin' on my lap Then we could go outside, let me take you on a ride With the top down, show you off to people, you my prize Nothin' like a girl who likes to wear a pair of Nikes Shinin' like my high beams, cooler than some iced tea Yeah, I got a female who like to send some pictures to my email Professional with shoppin', you would think she worked in retail Snapbacks make 'em look so cute And that girl know how to blow somethin' like she play the flute, ha That long hair, and it's fallin' down her back I put on my hat, and she reach and tryna snatch it Baby, you be hotter than a match stick, bad bitch Make a snapback look fantastic, but sorry, you can't have this She smile big, kissin' on my cheek Baby, you could wear my hat, make sure you give it back to me Baby, you could wear my hat Just make sure you give it back Baby, you could wear my hat If you got somethin' to match (haha) Baby, you could wear my hat (baby, you could wear my hat) Just make sure you give it back (just make sure you give it back) Baby, you could wear my hat (baby, you could wear my hat) If you got somethin' to match (if you got somethin' to match that) She like to play those stupid games with me She never seem to have enough She brought some friends for whoever came with me So, my homies sayin' that's what's up And I hear her name's pretty, from a different continent Tellin' me she single, but to tell the truth, I'm not convinced It's all good, I'm used to boyfriends always talkin' shit Thinkin' that they players, but I'm coachin', call me Popovich Baby, I ain't doctor rich, but I'll probably show you a good night When girls come out with me, they make sure that they look right She used to be so grounded, all of a sudden, she took flight And we ain't seen her since, so tell me, what does that look like? I'm the type to bring you right back down to Earth And for what it's worth, I'll put that Louis on your purse She like to wear my hat, make me laugh, so I'm guessin' she a keeper I think she stole it though, I keep tryin' to reach her Baby, you could wear my hat (call me back) Just make sure you give it back (hahaha) Baby, you could wear my hat (uh) If you got somethin' to match (it's the best day ever) (aha) Baby, you could wear my hat (baby, you could wear my hat) Just make sure you give it back (just make sure you give it back) Baby, you could wear my hat (baby, you could wear my hat) If you got somethin' to match (if you got somethin' to match) (haha) I used to tell her keep her hands up off my hat (off my hat) But now she think she got it like that (like that) I used to tell her keep her hands up off my hat (off my hat) Damn, I think she think she got it like that Aha Yuh, yuh Baby, if you wanna wear my hat, you can wear my hat, it's not a big deal Just give that shit back Blaow

Thank you for the days Those endless days, those sacred days you gave me I'm thinking of the days I won't forget a single day believe me I bless the light I bless the light that shines on you believe me And though you're gone You're with me every single day believe me Days I remember all my life Days where you can't see wrong from right You took my life And then I knew that very soon you'd leave me But it's alright Now I'm not frightened of this world believe me I wish today could be tomorrow The night is dark, it just brings sorrow, let it wait Thank you for the days Those endless days, those sacred days you gave me I'm thinking of the days I won't forget a single day believe me I bless the light I bless the light that shines on you believe me And though you're gone You're with me every single day believe me Days I remember all my life Days where you can't see wrong from right You took my life And then I knew that very soon you'd leave me But it's alright Now I'm not frightened of this world believe me, days Thank you for the days Those endless days, those sacred days you gave me I'm thinking of the days I won't forget a single day believe me I bless the light I bless the light that shines on you believe me And though you're gone You're with me every single day believe me, days

With a handful of backhanders and a bevy of beauty You're going off limits, going off duty Going off the rails, going off with booty They tell tales of fiction found on all the criminal types Lead to a higher ranking man or a face with thin red stripes The boys next door The mums and dads New weds and nearly deads Have you ever been had in Clubland? There's a piece in someone's pocket to do the dirty work You've come to shoot the pony, they've come to do the jerk They leave him half way to paradise They leave you half way to bliss The ladies' invitation never seemed like this The boys next door The mums and dads New weds and nearly deads Have you ever been had in Clubland? The long arm of the law Slides up the outskirts of town Meanwhile in Clubland They are ready to pull them down Hey The right to work is traded in For the right to refuse admission Don't pass out now, there's no refund (When) Did you find out what you were missing? The crowd is taking forty winks minus ten percent You barely get required sleep to go lingering with contemptment Thursday to Saturday, money's gone already Some things come in common these days Your hands and work aren't steady The boys next door The mums and dads New weds and nearly deads Have you ever been had in Clubland?