Basement Kiss Lyrics - Elvis Costello

Lucy Grace can't show her face down 

In the North End Road for in Belgravia 

Rumors have been whispered 

And suggestions have been made 

Did you sell your friends out 

When the heat got too intense? 

You say you like the danger 

But it's only a pretense 

You say you need the money 

When everybody knows you can always 

Fall back on your inheritance 

Did you bruise your arms on those false alarms 

Did you bruise your pride on his smile so wide? 

Only fingertips from forbidden bliss 

Did you bruise your lips in this basement kiss? 

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Who's that sneaking 'round the door? 

You can't come here no more 

Can't you go home again? 

She used to sit alone for hours 

Spend her evenings watering dried flowers 

When her mother came to stay 

And finally went to bed 

Lucy Grace was in the front room 

Shooting through your head 

She tried to take your breath away 

And give you something else instead 

Next year she'll serve her function 

In that Audrey Hepburn hat 

It still won't suit her much 

But she'll get over that 

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She'll be pale and feign indifference 

As they're handling out the prizes 

Spilling Daddy's pearls of wisdom 

And her ugly sister's tranquillizers 

Why were you so tardy putting up your guard? 

When you hurt so easily and you try so hard 

Did you bruise your arms on those false alarms 

Did you bruise your pride on his smile so wide? 

Only fingertips from forbidden bliss 

Did you bruise your lips in this basement kiss?