elvis costello
wave a white flag
Take off your shoes, hang up your wings Stack up the chairs, roll up the rug Savor the things that sobriety brings Drain in the last from a jug But when I hit the bottle, there's no tellin' what I'll do 'Cause something deep inside me wants to turn you black and blue I can't resist you, I can't wait To twist your loving arms 'til you capitulate Beat me in the kitchen, and I'll beat you in the hall There's nothing I love better than a free for all To take your pretty neck and see which way it bends But when it is all over we will still be friends Wave a white flag, put away the pistol Too many people just can't get kissed But if there's nothin' I can do to make amends, baby Hope you don't murder me Oh, was it all right, or was it okay I'll make it all up to you someday Oh, but you didn't have to laugh that way Oh, no, you didn't have to laugh that way Wave a white flag, put away the pistol Too many people just can't get kissed But if there's nothin' I can do to make amends, baby Hope you don't murder me