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Artist: Elvis Costello
Track: Alison

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Oh, it's so funny to be seeing you after so long, girl
And with the way you look, I understand that you were not impressed
But I heard you let that little friend of mine
Take off your party dress

I'm not gonna get too sentimental
Like those other sticky valentines
'Cause I don't know if you are loving somebody
I only know it isn't mine

Allison, I know this world is killing you
Oh, Allison, my aim is true

Well, I see you've got a husband now
Did he leave your pretty fingers lying in the wedding cake?
You used to hold him right in your hand
But it took all that he could take

Sometimes I wish that I could stop you from talking
When I hear the silly things that you say
I think somebody better put out the big light
'Cause I can't stand to see you this way

Allison, I know this world is killing you
Oh, Allison, my aim is true
My aim is true
My aim is true
My aim is true
My aim is true
My aim is true
My aim is true
My aim is true
My aim is true
My aim is true
My aim is true
My aim is true
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Elvis Costello - Alison Lyrics
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This is one of the best ELVIS songs ever. I wish Elvis would tell me what they all mean. I hate poetry but love his lyrics.
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Now there's newsprint all over your face, well. Maybe that's why I can read you like a book. Just when I thought I was getting my tasty bite
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Little triggers that you pull with your tongue. Little triggers I don't wanna be hung up. Strung up when you don't call up. Little sniggers on your lips
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That Charlie Sedarka was a-playing the piano. Like he was pawing a dirty book. He bit a hole in his big bottom lip and gave his. Very best little boy look
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Alison by Elvis Costello song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart position
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Elvis Costello – Alison
According to his 2015 autobiography, Unfaithful Music and Disappearing Ink, Costello reports that his go-to story about the writing of “Alison” is that he became inspired upon
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[Verse 1] / Calling Mister Oswald with the swastika tattoo / There is a vacancy waiting in the English voodoo / Carving 'V' for vandal on the guilty boy's head / When he's had
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Meaning of "Alison" by Elvis Costello
The song "Alison" by Elvis Costello is an honest and introspective exploration of a former relationship. The narrator looks back on a past lover, Alison, a...
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Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello (b. 1954) is an English musician that was a part of the new wave/punk scene who has continued to evolve over the years and remains active, working with a host of