Shatterproof Lyrics - Elvis Costello

I see those newlyweds, their eyes wide and believing 

They bill and coo at the mention of Chez Nous 

Appearances can be deceiving 

It's just a door and a window 

Four walls and a roof 

But a home of your own would be shatterproof 

A door and a window 

Four walls and a roof 

But a home of your own would be shatterproof 

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We papered over all the cracks and painted a cat's lick and a promise 

The landlord was a man of few words, and most of them were ominous 

It's just a door and a window 

Four walls and a roof 

But a home of your own would be shatterproof 

A door and a window 

Four walls and a roof 

But a home of your own would be shatterproof 

It was nothing really to write home about 

Then one day it all appears too much 

Here comes my little hammer and its shatterproof touch 

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He said, "Be practical, 

These are most unreasonable demands. 

Forget about the broken spectacles and the damage to your hand." 

It's just a door and a window 

Four walls and a roof 

And the doctors say I'm almost shatterproof