The Other Side Of Summer Lyrics - Elvis Costello

The sun struggles up another beautiful day 

And I felt glad in my own suspicious way 

Despite the contradiction and confusion 

Felt tragic without reason 

There's malice and there's magic in every season 

From the foaming breakers of the poisonous surf 

The other side of Summer 

To the burning forests in the hills of Astroturf 

The other side of Summer 

The automatic gates close up between the shanties and the palace 

The blowtorch amusements, the voodoo chalice 

The pale pathetic promises that everybody swallows 

A teenage girl is crying 'cos she don't look like a million dollars 

So help her if you can 

'Cause she don't seem to have the attention span 

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From the foaming breakers of the poisonous surf 

The other side of Summer 

To the burning forests in the hills of Astroturf 

The other side of Summer 

Was it a millionaire who said "imagine no possessions"? 

A poor little schoolboy who said "we don't need no lessons"? 

The rabid rebel dogs ransack the shampoo shop 

The pop princess is downtown shooting up 

And if that goddess if fit for burning 

The sun will struggle up the world will still keep turning 

Madman standing by the side of the road saying 

"Look at my eyes, look at my eyes, look at my eyes, look at my eyes" 

Now you can't afford to fake all the drugs your parents used to take 

Because of their mistakes you'd better be wide awake 

From the foaming breakers of the poisonous surf 

The other side of Summer 

To the burning forests in the hills of Astroturf 

The other side of Summer 

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The mightiest rose 

The absence of perfume 

The casual killers 

The military curfew 

The cardboard city 

An unwanted birthday 

The other side of summer 

The dancing was desperate, the music was worse 

They bury your dreams and dig up the worthless 

Goodnight 

God bless 

And kiss "goodbye" to the earth 

The other side of summer