Elvis Costello
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Another song illustrating classic abusive behaviors; fighting to the point of marks and scars, then promising to make it up to the victim before going off on another imagined wrong.
Take off your shoes, hang up your wings
Stack up the chairs, roll up the rug
Savor the things that sobriety brings
Drain in the last from a jug
But when I hit the bottle, there's no telling what I'll do
'Cause something deep inside me wants to turn you black and blue
I can't resist you, I can't wait
To twist your loving arms 'til you capitulate
Beat me in the kitchen, and I'll beat you in the hall
There's nothing I love better than a free-for-all
To take your pretty neck and see which way it bends
But when it is all over, we will still be friends
Wave a white flag, put away the pistol
Too many people just can't get kissed
But if there's nothing I can do to make amends, baby
Hope you don't murder me
Oh, was it all right, or was it okay?
I'll make it all up to you someday
Oh, but you didn't have to laugh that way
Oh no, you didn't have to laugh that way
Wave a white flag, put away the pistol
Too many people just can't get kissed
But if there's nothing I can do to make amends, baby
Hope you don't murder me
Gee, baby, hope you don't murder me
Wave A White Flag [Honky Tonk demo] was written by Elvis Costello.
Elvis Costello released Wave A White Flag [Honky Tonk demo] on Tue Oct 12 1993.