Isabelle In Tears

Elvis Costello、The Imposters - Isabelle In Tears

Written by：Elvis Costello

Isabelle in tears

Isabelle is ringing

Saying I need you near to me

But a telephone just isn't worth

The flinging

Like a book or that ashtray

That I aimed at your head

I'd rather see you dead

But it's not as it appears

So I tripped up the stairs to find

Isabelle in tears

Isabelle remains Isabelle in tethers

Wears a flimsy negligee of

Innocence and feathers

She says that's a good idea as

She pours herself a shot

But she can't get the genius

Back into the bottle

After you're kind you'll find that no-one cares

So her lovers and her fears leave a

Isabelle in tears

And I left her standing out there in the rain

Calling my name

As I pulled away pretending that

I'd never met her

You never know the thrill

Of the Isabelle of memory

They say she was a bombshell

Who turned to an incendiary

'Til the whole town burned down

And returned into the earth

Can you admit your love

Can you confess her worth

That slant of time obscures

But on certain nights appears

Like Isabelle in tears

That slant of time obscures

But on certain nights appears

Like Isabelle in tears