Love Went Mad - Elvis Costello, The Attractions

Ive looked at it every way I can

From under and above

And every chance Ive had

My love went mad

Love went mad love went mad

You you feel like I feel?

Do you have a heart?

Do you have a heart of iron and steel?

Are you a man now you wear a mans hat?

Are you a man now or are you a rat?

You go to church quiet as a mouse

Youre a big cheese now in the workhouse

With these vulgar fractions of the treble clef

I wish you luck with a capital f A self-made mug is hard to break

A silent partner in someone elses mistake

Every day goes by without a hitch

You feel the urge becoming an itch

The boys in blue are hard to catch

Theyre busy turning piccadilly

Into brands hatch

But with your fingers in your ears

Feeling bright as a button

Thinking thank God therell be no more

Lamb dressed as mutton

Playing family favourites on a tissue and a comb

Dying a thousand deaths

In the safety of your own home