Elvis Costello - My All Time Doll lyrics

When I was away I needed you so And now coming I'm home to stay I won't wake in the night and reach for you And turn on the light and to my dismay You're not there You're never around Or is it me? It's so hard to see I flick off the switch And stare in dark And wait for you to appear You're My All-Time Doll I'm out of control It's broken my mind But that's not all that you stole You're My All-Time Doll You're all I adore I'd swear to it now it But I already swore My eyes are blinded with tears But it's all my own fault My lips taste of cruel words My eyes sting with salt But you can take the way I feel about you And put it in a vault You're My All-Time Doll From near and from far I've known many a girl, Now... I'm closing in My heart is beating Like a whip on a hide It's raining outside You're My All-Time Doll I'm out of control It's broken my mind That's not all that you stole You're My All-Time Doll You're all I adore I'd swear to it now it But I already swore Every time I rant and rail Every time I try and fail Any time I want to quit And say, "That's the end of it" When I stand and start to leave You cool my brow, you tug my sleeve You're My All-Time Doll I'm walking, I'm pacing, my heart is racing I swear that clock is running slow It only speeds up for a moment or so Each time it's time for me to go You're My All-Time Doll I'm out of control It's broken my mind That's not all that you stole You're My All-Time Doll You're all I adore I'd swear to it now it But I already swore In the far flung cry of a closing saloon On the blank back side of that poisonous moon I tried not to think about you I thought I was immune.. You're My All-Time Doll