Songtexte Jack Of All Parades (Solo Demo) - Elvis Costello

They pulled me out of the cold cold ground
And put me in the soothing lights
And the world walked round my mouth
They lift me up just to snuff me out

Oh I was everybody's boy
But soon that thrill just fades
To be the love of one true heart
Or the jack of all parades

You won't know who to thank
You won't know who to blame
It's just a part of the murdering game
'Cause down in the fleshpots where they weigh you in pounds
They're laughing like drains and baying like bloodhounds
For the jack of all parades
For the jack of all parades

Once I knew a girl who looked so much like Judy Garland
That people would stop and give her money
And everybody's friend could tell me about it
Not the jack
Not the jack of all parades
Not the jack
Not the jack of all parades
Not the jack of all parades

Well the way that I feel is no longer news
You know my love and how to refuse it
'Cause you know where the door is and how to use it
Oh, you know you do
Well my ticket pass is a dish out of terrace
You can't keep your mind off the crimes of Paris
You can't keep your peace if you try to forget it
And I can't forgive you for things you haven't done yet

But I was everybody's boy
But soon that thrill just fades
To be the love of one true heart
Or the jack of all parades

When we first met I didn't know what to do
My old love lines were all worn out on you
And the world walked round my mouth
I didn't mean to say it I just blurted it out
And you pretended not to notice or be taken aback
And I loved you there and then it's as simple as that

Oh I was everybody's boy
But soon that thrill just fades
To be the love of one true heart
Or the jack of all parades
To be the love of one true heart
Or the jack of all parades
Or the jack of all parades