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Watching The Detectives lyrics
Nice girls, not one with a defect
Cellophane shrink-wrapped, so correct
Red dogs under illegal legs
She looks so good that he gets down and begs
She is watching the detectives
Ooh, he's so cute, she is watching the detectives
When they shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot
They beat him up until the teardrops start
But he can't be wounded 'cause he's got no heart
Long shot at that jumping sign
Invisible shivers running down my spine
Cut to baby taking off her clothes
Close-up of the sign that says, 'We never close'
He snatch at you and you match his cigarette [unverified]
She pulls the eyes out with a face like a magnet
I don't know how much more of this I can take
She's filing her nails while they're dragging the lake
She is watching the detectives
Ooh, he's so cute, she is watching the detectives
When they shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot
They beat him up until the teardrops start
But he can't be wounded 'cause he's got no heart
You think you're alone until you realize you're in it
Now fear is here to stay, love is here for a visit
They call it instant justice when it's past the legal limit
Someone's scratching at the window, I wonder who is it
The detectives come to check if you belong to the parents
Who are ready to hear the worst
About their daughter's disappearance
Though it nearly took a miracle to get you to stay
It only took my little fingers to blow you away
Just like watching the detectives
Don't get cute, it's just like watching the detectives
I get so angry when the teardrops start
But he can't be wounded 'cause he's got no hearts
Watching the detectives
It's just like watching the detectives
Watching the detectives
Watching the detectives
Watching the detectives
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Part of these releases
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- Track 3 on The Best of Elvis Costello: The First 10 Years
- 2 Alison
- 4 Chelsea
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- Track 13 on This Year’s Model Disc 2
- 12 Lipstick Vogue -
- 14 Mystery Dance*
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- Track 15 on My Aim Is True Disc 2
- 14 Lipstick Vogue -
- 16 Lip Service -
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- Track 1 on The Man: The Best of Elvis Costello
- 2 Oliver's Army
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- Track 11 on Something New
- 10 Girls Talk
- 12 You Belong To Me -
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- Track 11 on Live at the El Mocambo
- 10 Lipstick Vogue -
- 12 Miracle Man / Band Introduction
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- Track 1 on Watching the Detectives
- 2 Blame It On Cain*
- 2 Blame It on Cain (live)
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- Track 7 on The Last Foxtrot
- 6 Lipstick Vogue -
- 8 Party Girl
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- Track 16 on Angry Young Sod
- 15 Lipstick Vogue -
- 17 Miracle Man*
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- Track 14 on Some Like It Hot
- 13 Lipstick Vogue II
- 15 Pump It Up
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- Track 13 on My Aim Is True
- 12 Waiting For The End Of The World*
- 14 No Action -
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