Couldn't Call It Unexpected No. 4 Lyrics - Elvis Costello

I saw a girl who'd found her consolation 

She said, "One day my prince of peace will come" 

Above her head a portrait of her father 

The wilted favor that he gave her still fastened to the frame 

They've got his bones and everything he owns, I've got his name 

Well, you can laugh at this sentimental story 

But in time you'll have to make amends 

The sudden chill where lovers doubt their immortality 

As the clouds cover the sky the evening ends 

Describing a picture of eyes finally closing 

As you sometimes glimpse terrible faces in the fire 

We'll I'm the lucky goon who composed this tune 

From birds arranged on the high wire 

Who on earth is tapping at the window? 

Does that face still linger at the pane? 

I saw you shiver though the room was like a furnace 

A shadow of regret across a young mother's face 

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So they toll the bell or rock the cradle 

Please don't let me fear anything I cannot explain 

I can't believe, I'll never believe in anything again 

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