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River In Reverse

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"River In Reverse" (2006) on the albums The River in Reverse(2006), The River in Reverse(2006).
Sáng tác bởi COSTELLO, ELVIS.
Sản xuất bởi Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group.

"River In Reverse" Videos

Elvis Costello, Allen Toussaint - Who's Gonna Help Brother Get Further
Elvis Costello, Allen Toussaint - Who's Gonna Help Brother Get Further
The River In Reverse
The River In Reverse
Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint, River In Reverse on TV
Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint, River In Reverse on TV
Allen Toussaint & Elvis Costello ~ 2007-07-29 ~ Jazzaldia Festival ~ Spain ~ Full Show
Allen Toussaint & Elvis Costello ~ 2007-07-29 ~ Jazzaldia Festival ~ Spain ~ Full Show
Elvis Costello / Allen Toussaint.- The River in Reverse
Elvis Costello / Allen Toussaint.- The River in Reverse
Elvis Costello, Allen Toussaint - Ascension Day
Elvis Costello, Allen Toussaint - Ascension Day
Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint - The Greatest Love
Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint - The Greatest Love
Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint - Who's Gonna Help Brother Get Further (2006 @ Conan)
Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint - Who's Gonna Help Brother Get Further (2006 @ Conan)
the river in reverse
the river in reverse
Elvis Costello & The Imposters - This Wheel's on Fire - River in Reverse (Chicago May 15th, 2011)
Elvis Costello & The Imposters - This Wheel's on Fire - River in Reverse (Chicago May 15th, 2011)
Elvis Costello with the Allen Toussaint band - Ascension Day
Elvis Costello with the Allen Toussaint band - Ascension Day
nearer to you Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint
nearer to you Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint
River In Reverse
River In Reverse
Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach Live @ The Royal Festival Hall - London / 1998
Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach Live @ The Royal Festival Hall - London / 1998
Elvis Costello tribute to Allen Toussaint
Elvis Costello tribute to Allen Toussaint
Elvis Costello - River in Reverse and Peace, Love and Understanding, Live Solo @ HOB Dallas
Elvis Costello - River in Reverse and Peace, Love and Understanding, Live Solo @ HOB Dallas
Later With Jools Holland Elvis Costello & Alan Toussaint perform 2 numbers
Later With Jools Holland Elvis Costello & Alan Toussaint perform 2 numbers
Elvis Costello & The Imposters - The River In Reverse (04-17-10)
Elvis Costello & The Imposters - The River In Reverse (04-17-10)
Elvis Costello & The Sugarcanes (with Allen Toussaint) - The River In Reverse (New Orleans 04-29-10)
Elvis Costello & The Sugarcanes (with Allen Toussaint) - The River In Reverse (New Orleans 04-29-10)
Ascension Day
Ascension Day

Lyrics

How long does a promise last?
How long can a lie be told?
What would I take in exchange for my soul?
Would I notice when it was sold?

Wake me up, wake me up
Wake me up with a slap or a kiss
There must be something better than this
'Cos I don't see how it can get much worse
What do we have to do to send the river in reverse?

Every man, a crawling king snake
Every girl, a half a heartbreak
Every woman sold into shame
To any son without a name

Are your arms too weak to lift?
Another shovel on the graveyard shift
Here comes the flood if you catch my drift
Where the things that they promised are not a gift

If man falls through the mirror of a lake
They fish him out quick and they call him a fake
Give him all the temptations he can take
Tie him up high till his bones break

Wake me up, wake me up
Wake me up with a slap or a kiss
There must be something better than this
'Cos I don't see how it can get much worse
What do we have to do to send the river in reverse

I thought I heard somebody laugh
Look out your window
They're chasing shadows in the dark
They're counting widows

I felt a sliver of glass
Saw a cross in splinters
I felt the truce of spring
Dig me out of the trench of winter

So count your blessings when they ask permission
To govern with money and superstition
They tell you it's all for your own protection
Till you fear your own reflection

But the times are passing from illumination
Like bodies falling from a constellation
An uncivil war divides the nation
So erase the tape on that final ape running down creation
Running down creation

Wake me up, wake me up
Wake me up with a slap or a kiss
There must be something better than this
Wake me up, wake me up with a slap or a kiss
There must be something better than this


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