Songtexte My All Time Doll - Elvis Costello

When I was away I needed you so
Now I'm coming home to stay
I won't wake in the night and reach for you
Turn on the light and to my dismay
You're not there, you're never around
Or is it me that's so hard to see
I flick off the switch and stare in the dark
And wait for you to appear

You're my all-time doll, I'm out of control
You've broken my mind, that's not all that you stole
You're my all-time doll, you're all I adore
I'd swear to it now but I already swore
My eyes were blinded by tears but it's all my own fault
My lips taste the cruel words, my eyes sting with salt
Take the way I feel about you and put it in a vault
You're my all-time doll

From near and from far I've known many a girl
Now I'm closing in
My heart is beating like a whip on a hide
It's raining outside

You're my all-time doll, I'm out of control
You've broken my mind, that's not all that you stole
You're my all-time doll, you're all I adore
I'd swear to it now but I already swore
Every time I rant and rail, every time I try and fail
Every time I want to quit and say that's the end of it
When I stand and start to leave you pull my brow and tug my sleeve
You're my all-time doll

I'm walking, I'm pacing, my heart is racing
I swear that clock is running slow
It only speeds up for a moment or so
Each time it's time for me to go

You're my all-time doll, I'm out of control
You've broken my mind, that's not all that you stole
You're my all-time doll, you're all I adore
I'd swear to it now but I already swore
In the far flung cry of a closing saloon
On the black backside of that poisonous moon
Tried not to think about you, I thought I was immune
You're my all-time doll
You're my all-time doll
You're my all-time doll
You're my all-time doll