I'll Wear It Proudly Lyrics - King Of America - Elvis Costello

I hate these flaming curtains. they're not the color of your hair 

I hate these striplights. they're not so undoing as your stare 

I hate the buttons on your shirt when all I wanna do is tear 

I hate this bloody big bed of mine when you're not here 

Well, I finally found someone to turn me upside down 

And nail my feet up where my head should be 

If they had a 'King of Fools', then I could wear that crown 

And you can all die laughing because I'll wear it proudly 

Well, you seem to be shivering, dear, and the room is awfully warm 

In the white and scarlet billows that subside beyond the storm 

You have this expression dear, no words could take its place 

And I wear it like a badge that you put all over my face 

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Well, I finally found someone to turn me upside down 

And nail my feet up where my head should be 

If they had a 'King of Fools', then I could wear that crown 

And you can all die laughing because I'll wear it proudly 

I'll wear it proudly through the dives and the dancehalls 

If you'll wear it proudly through the snakepits and catcalls 

Like a fifteen-year old kid wears a vampire kiss 

If you don't know what is wrong with me 

Then you don't know what you've missed 

We are arms and legs wrapped 'round more than my memory tonight 

When the bell rang out and the air outside turned blue from fright 

But in shameless moments, you made more of me than just a mess 

And a handful of eagerness says, "What do you suggest?" 

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Well, I finally found someone to turn me upside down 

And nail my feet up where my head should be 

If they had a 'King of Fools', then I could wear that crown 

And you can all die laughing because I'll wear it proudly