Cheap Reward Lyrics - Elvis Costello

Oh, well, I feel so loose tonight I might fall to pieces 

So be prepared to sweep me out the door 

And I might be horizontal by the time the music ceases 

So I think I'll get acquainted with the floor 

Oh, I was trying to get away from the things that I always do 

Hello, floorboards once again --- how are you? 

Lip Service -- well, that's all you'll ever get from me 

Well, how could you believe I'll take you seriously? 

With your cheap rewards, your blackmail, and your comical rage 

Just remember you'll only be the boss so long as you pay my wage 

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All the sign posts on this road that point one way 

Don't act like you're above me, just look at your shoes 

I'll turn the light out now 'cause there's nothing more to say 

And it's all been lost before so there's nothing to lose 

Oh, but you could say that you love me very painlessly 

I would've done the same for you, oh, but you said to me: 

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Lip service -- well, that's all you'll ever get from me 

Well, how could you believe I'd take you seriously? 

With your cheap rewards, your blackmail, and your comical rage 

Just remember you'll only be the boss so long as you pay my wage 

Just remember you'll only be the boss so long as you pay my wage