Lyrics Taking My Life In Your Hands - Elvis Costello , Brodsky Quartet
My
dear
impulsive
darling,
I
suspect
my
letter
got
to
you
too
late
And
it′s
really
just
a
silly
fragment
of
paper
But
it
means
so
much
to
those
who
wait
All
the
suffering
days
and
nights
'til
I
dare
dream
again
There
you
suddenly
stand
and
I′ll
be
damned
If
you
didn't
disappear
with
the
dawn
Hours
pass
and
darkness
comes
Soon
I
will
close
my
eyes
Will
you
return
if
you
don't
reply?
You′ll
be
taking
my
life
in
your
hands
You′ll
be
taking
my
life
in
your
hands
Taking
my
life
in
your
hands
I
don't
know
why
my
dearest
darling
I
can′t
tell
you
how
I
feel
when
you
are
near
When
I
see
you
have
returned
my
letters
unopened
I
will
tear
them
up,
your
voice
ringing
in
my
ears
But
you're
kidding
yourself
If
you
think
this
correspondence
will
end
I
can
always
pretend
words
I
don′t
have
the
courage
to
send,
reaching
you
Hours
pass
and
darkness
comes
Soon
I
will
close
my
eyes
Will
you
return
if
you
don't
reply?
You′ll
be
taking
my
life
in
your
hands
You'll
be
taking
my
life
in
your
hands
Taking
my
life
in
your
hands
Album
The Juliet Letters
1 For Other Eyes
2 Swine
3 Expert Rites
4 I Almost Had A Weakness
5 Why?
6 Who Do You Think You Are?
7 Taking My Life In Your Hands
8 This Offer Is Unrepeatable
9 Dear Sweet Filthy World
10 The Letter Home
11 Jacksons, Monk And Rowe
12 This Sad Burlesque
13 Romeo's Seance
14 I Thought I'd Write To Juliet
15 The First To Leave
16 Damnation's Cellar
17 The Birds Will Still Be Singing
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