The Final Mrs. Curtain

Song The Final Mrs. Curtain
Artist Elvis Costello
Artist The Imposters
Album Look Now (Deluxe Edition)

Lyrics

[00:00.808] He was a plain piece of paper, an ordinary smith
[00:06.296] The kind that you never trifle with
[00:10.850] Drawn in wide-eyeliner, a solitary lass
[00:16.145] Her beauty veiled by tortoiseshell and tinted glass
[00:22.443]
[00:22.916] She was a husband collector of impeccable taste
[00:28.139] She said, "My hands are tied but my glass is chaste"
[00:32.514] He said, "If I were him, I'd fill that to the brim, so tell me more,
[00:38.111] 'Cause that's the kind of talk that I adore"
[00:45.418]
[00:45.643] To lay with you
[00:47.903] To lie with you
[00:50.212] To live with you
[00:52.402] Maybe die with you
[00:55.192] As first love fades
[00:57.573] Then two, then three
[01:00.518] I'm certain to see
[01:03.732] The Final Mrs. Curtain
[01:08.468]
[01:16.715] There's not enough paper, there's not enough ink
[01:20.725] There's not enough hours in the day, or poisons to drink
[01:25.197] But there are too many teardrops that are still left to cry
[01:30.641] And different kinds of kisses to help them dry
[01:37.356]
[01:38.089] To lay with you
[01:40.276] To lie with you
[01:42.854] To live with you
[01:44.975] Maybe die with you
[01:47.997] As first love fades
[01:50.172] Then two, then three
[01:52.969] I'm certain to see
[01:55.995] The Final Mrs. Curtain
[02:01.158]
[02:08.744] To lay with you
[02:10.806] To lie with you
[02:13.335] To live with you
[02:15.576] Maybe die with you
[02:19.343] I'm the one who'll hold you
[02:22.599] Till we're through
[02:25.879] The Final Mrs. Curtain