Elvis Costello & The Attractions - King Horse lyrics

Cheap cut satin and bad perfume Showtime is almost here Teased up by a strip cartoon Laughing up your sleeve Sn******ging in your beer He'd seen the bottom of a lot of gla**es But he'd never seen love so near He'd seen love get so expensive But he'd never seen love get so dear Now I know that you're all King Horse Between tenderness and brute force (repeat) She can turn upon a sixpence in the mouth and trousers set Hit the till, ring the bill, never spill a sip And still she knows the kind of tip that she is gonna get A lot of loose exchanges, precious little respect When it's someone else's weekend That's the best you can expect Now I know that you're all King Horse Between tenderness and brute force (repeat) So fond of the fabric So fond of fabrication From comic books to tragic Through the heart of complications Meanwhile back in some secluded spot He says 'will you please?' and she says 'stop' If I ever lose this good thing that I've got I never want to hear the song you dedicated tonight Cause I knew that song so long before we met That it means much more than it might Now I know that you're all King Horse Between tenderness and brute force (repeat)