Oh Well Lyrics - Cruel Smile - Elvis Costello

The ink is running 

The words are taught 

I'm sitting helpless with my paper and charts 

I had to follow my passion 

Oh well 

I don't get paid that much for all I deserve 

To waste a sentence or shatter my nerves 

I had to follow my passion 

Oh well 

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Sometimes I long to run outside 

I'd give it all up but it's my pride 

Oh well 

Oh well 

I had a dream once or so I thought 

I'd be a pilot or an astronaut 

I had a dream like that until I found 

Even an astronaut goes into the ground 

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Life is just passing us bye-bye 

Oh well 

Oh well 

Oh well