Lyrics American Without Tears (Live In Studio) - Elvis Costello
Outside
in
New
Orleans,
the
heat
was
almost
frightening
But
my
hotel
room
as
usual
was
freezing
and
unkind
On
TV,
they
prosecute
anyone
who's
exciting
So
I
put
on
my
overcoat
and
went
down
to
find
In
Revlon
and
Crimpelene,
they
captured
my
heart
To
the
strain
of
a
piano
and
a
cocktail
murderess
She
was
singing
that,
'It's
Too
Late',
I
agreed
with
that
part
For
two
English
girls
who
had
changed
their
address
Now
it
seems
we've
been
crying
for
years
and
for
years
Now
I
don't
speak
any
English,
just
American
without
tears
Just
American
without
tears
One
had
been
a
beauty
queen
and
the
other
was
her
friend
They
had
known
rogues
and
rascals
and
showbiz
impresarios
While
the
boys
were
licking
Hitler,
they
had
something
to
defend
From
men
armed
with
chewing
gum
and
fine
nylon
hose
By
a
bicycle
factory,
as
they
sounded
the
siren
And
returned
into
the
dance
hall,
she
knew
he
was
the
one
Though
he
wasn't
tall
or
handsome,
she
laughed
when
he
told
her
"I'm
the
Sheriff
of
Nottingham
and
this
is
Little
John"
Now
it
seems
we've
been
crying
for
years
and
for
years
Now
I
don't
speak
any
English,
just
American
without
tears
Just
American
without
tears
At
a
dock
in
Southampton
full
of
tearful
goodbyes
Newsreel
commentators
said,
"Cheerio,
G.I.
brides"
Soon
they'll
be
finding
the
cold
facts
and
lies
New
words
for
suspenders
and
young
girls
backsides
Now
I'm
in
America
and
running
from
you
Like
my
grandfather
before
me
walked
the
streets
of
New
York
And
I
think
of
all
the
women,
I
pretend
mean
more
than
you
When
I
open
my
mouth
and
I
can't
seem
to
talk
Now
it
seems
we've
been
crying
for
years
and
for
years
Now
I
don't
speak
any
English
just
American
without
tears
Just
American
without
tears
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