Tramp The Dirt Down (Elvis Costello)
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I saw a newspaper picture from the political campaign
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A woman was kissing a child, who was obviously in pain
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SHe spills w/ compassion, as that young child's face in her hands she grips
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Can you imagine all that greed and avarice coming down on that childs lips
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Well I hope you don't die too soon
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I pray the Lord my soul to save
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Oh I'll be a good boy, I'll try so hard to behave
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Because there's one thing I know, I'd like to live long enough to savor
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That's when they finally put you in the ground
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I'll Stand on your grave and tramp the dirt down
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When England was the whore of the world Margaret was her madam
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And the future looked as bright and as clear as the black tarmacadam
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Well I hope that she sleeps well at night, isn't haunted by every tiny detail
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Cos when she held that lovely face in her hands all she thought was betrayal