Lyrics Mistook Me For A Friend - Elvis Costello , The Imposters
You
took
me
in
the
stairwell
light
Mistook
me
for
a
friend
A
sign
said,
"Follow
me
into
the
night"
Mistook
me
for
a
friend
Mistook
me
for
a
friend
Mistook
me
for
a
friend
I
had
a
pocket
full
of
presidents,
a
suitcase
full
of
elements
The
double-cross
of
spectacles,
the
mogul
for
mechanicals
Rainy
streets
were
gleaming,
maybe
I
was
dreaming
She
thought
that
she
heard
wedding
bells,
a
hundred
thousand
decibels
That
crush
and
her
confectioner
said
(yeah,
yeah,
yeah)
Mistook
you
for
a
friend
She
took
my
temperature
(yeah,
yeah,
yeah)
Mistook
me
for
a
friend
Mistook
me
for
a
friend
You
took
your
clothes
off
after
you
sent
him
away
Why
now,
baby,
would
you
ask
for
me
to
stay?
I
knew
it
wasn't
right
If
I
could
just
pretend
Mistook
you
for
a
friend
I
was
working
miracles
for
petty
cash
and
chemicals
Dealt
in
the
invisible,
something
close
to
criminal
Don't
act
so
mysterious,
pretend
you're
not
curious
Started
out
peculiar,
ended
up
notorious
Milady
and
her
jockey
said
(yeah,
yeah,
yeah)
Mistook
you
for
a
friend
This
wine
is
going
to
my
head
(yeah,
yeah,
yeah)
Mistook
me
for
a
friend
Mistook
me
for
a
friend
Mistook
me
for
a
friend
I
saw
you
slumming
last
night
out
on
poverty
row
Why
you
lacked
the
nerve
to
leave
him,
I
will
never
know
You
took
my
glass
and
my
ball
of
twine
While
the
words
would
blur
and
the
windward
whine
When
I
had
no
place
to
go
I
said
that
I
want
you
I
count
my
money
out
to
pay
for
contraband
I
carry
velvet
gloves
'cause
the
blood
gets
on
your
hands
It's
easy
to
comprehend
Mistook
me
for
a
friend
Mistook
me
for
a
friend
I
had
a
pocket
full
of
presidents,
a
suitcase
full
of
elements
Double-cross
of
spectacles,
a
tycoon
made
of
tentacles
Went
to
the
carnival
for
candy
and
confusion
From
a
House
of
Silence
on
a
street
of
disillusion
That
crush
and
her
confectioner
said
(yeah,
yeah,
yeah)
Mistook
you
for
a
friend
She
took
my
temperature
(yeah,
yeah,
yeah)
Mistook
you
for
a
friend
Try
being
free
as
you
think
you
are
(yeah,
yeah,
yeah)
Mistook
you
for
a
friend
See
where
it
gets
you
and
quite
how
far
(yeah,
yeah,
yeah)
Mistook
me
for
a
friend
Mistook
me
for
a
friend
Mistook
me
for
a
friend
Mistook
me
for
a
friend
1 Magnificent Hurt - Remix
2 Everyday I Write The Book - Memphis Magnetic Version
3 Trick Out The Truth
4 So You Want To Be A Rock ‘N’ Roll Star
5 Here, There And Everywhere
6 The Death Of Magic Thinking
7 Out Of Time
8 Mr. Crescent
9 Let Me Roll It
10 Penelope Halfpenny - Memphis Magnetic Version
11 Truth Drug - Memphis Magnetic Version
12 Magnificent Hurt - Memphis Magnetic Version
13 The Boy Named If - Memphis Magnetic Version
14 What If I Can't Give You Anything But Love? - Memphis Magnetic Version
15 Farewell, OK
16 The Boy Named If
17 Penelope Halfpenny
18 The Difference
19 What If I Can't Give You Anything But Love?
20 Paint The Red Rose Blue
21 Mistook Me For A Friend
22 My Most Beautiful Mistake
23 Magnificent Hurt
24 The Man You Love To Hate
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