Rocking Horse Road Lyrics - Elvis Costello

The chains from the bridle and the reins fell from my hands 

An' the engines are idle and the ship sails on dry land 

I stood there stupefied, I thought I recognized 

Walkin' down Rocking Horse Road, getting lost 

Shot through Vaseline, he picks up the paper from the lawn 

And tucks, "The Suburban Assassin", underneath his arm 

He smiles weakly and turns away, I know I'll never come to harm 

Walkin' down Rocking Horse Road, it's so peaceful 

It's like a photograph from the other side of the world 

I said, "I want you only", and then I left you alone 

Cryin' on Rocking Horse Road or somewhere quite like it 

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The cemetery gardens, there are names 

Not numbers on the gateposts 

And the eyes in the curtain follow you like a smirking ghost 

I know I must not look back 'cause part of me is waiting still 

There on Rocking Horse Road for you 

In a little dream house made for two 

Well, you were the one that made your escape 

In your stocking feet and your sticky tape 

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All the way down, all the way down 

All the way down, all the way down 

All the way down 

Oh, walkin' down on Rocking Horse