Spooky Girlfriend Lyrics - Cruel Smile - Elvis Costello

I want a girl to make a mess 

To do no wrong she must confess 

And then perhaps hitch up her dress 

'Cos when the flashbulbs explode 

She's such a sensitive soul 

I want a girl who is helpless and frail 

Who won't pull on my ponytail 

I want a girl who has no past 

She's made up now 

But that won't last 

'Cos when she sits on my knee 

And then she whispers to me 

'Can't you see 

I could be, I could be 

Your spooky girlfriend 

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The broken toys are all scattered in the attic 

Newspapers play with the words of the fanatic 

While the greeting cards are your most poetic lyric 

And the flat champagne is sweet sugar syrup 

I want to paint you with glitter and with dirt 

Picture you with innocence and hurt 

The shutter closes 

Exposes the shot 

She says, "Are you looking up my skirt?" 

When you say "No" 

She says "Why not?" 

I want a girl to turn my screw 

To wind my watch, to buckle my shoe 

And if she won't her mother will do 

But when she does as she's told 

We'll all turn platinum and gold 

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But when she sits on my knee 

I hear her whispers to me 

'Can't you see?' 

'I could be your spooky girlfriend.'