Harry Worth Lyrics - Singles - Elvis Costello & The Imposters

I met them first on their wedding night 

Faces were flushed by their pledges plight 

We passed in the hall and I met them well 

But as their carriage arrived, I found that I couldn't quite tell them 

It's not very far from tears to mirth 

There're not many moments that will capture your breath 

It's not very long that you spend on this earth 

She'd never know just what Harry was worth 

She'll never know 

He walked the wet sands of summertime 

Rain beat the window in drama time 

Cruel with his humor, she was quick with her tongue 

But though a year had passed the honeymoon didn't last 

Somehow they didn't seem young 

It's not very far from tears to mirth 

There're not many moments that will capture your breath 

It's not very long that you spend on this earth 

She'd never know just what Harry was worth 

She'll never know 

They're on their holidays 

But they still find a reason to fight 

No matter how long they stay 

Can't make the rest of the year right 

Five years have passed 'til I happened along 

He said, "Do you hear that noise? Well, that once was our song" 

I looked in her eyes and saw barely a spark 

He laughed too loud then he drank until dark 

It's not very far from tears to mirth 

It's not many moments that will capture your breath 

It's not very long that you spend on this earth 

She'd never know just what Harry was worth 

She'll never know what Harry was worth 

She'll never know what Harry was worth 

No, she'll never know what Harry was worth 

She'll never know what Harry was worth 

No, she'll never know what Harry was worth 

She'll never know what Harry was worth