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Costello Elvis Goodbye Cruel World

In the Arrivederci Roma nightclub, bar and grill Standing in the fiberglass ruins watching time stand still All your troubles you confess to another

It's tearing me down You say which are the lies that you tell me Well where do I begin? So I turn on the TV again And the world comes crashing in Is

Why must I be so lonely? When so many people pass me by I've been waiting for oh so long now And yet I'm unable to answer why I can't be made to give

The children sit upon the stairs High above a valley of tears Don't let them see you crying that way oh no Oh no Joe Porterhouse Is not gone forever

, what have we done?" [Chorus] They're lighting a bonfire upon every hilltop in the land Just another tiny island invaded when he's got the whole world

(Felice and Boudleaux Bryant) Through the sleepless nights I cry for you And wonder who Is kissing you Oh, these sleepless nights Will break my heart

I fell under such gentle persuasion You can't refuse it's like a home from home Meanwhile in the Motor car kingdom They're finding that all that glitters

They took old Danny Boy for a ride From the arms of his bride to be Threw him into the murky waters By the dog biscuit factory Quick dry the tears and

You've been taught that this won't do They put me in the picture but the film turned blue A glimpse of you, Turning The Town Red. A head full of brand