Town Cryer - Elvis Costello, The Attractions

Im the town crier

And everybody knows

Im a little down

With a lifetime to go Maybe you dont believe my heart is in the right place

Why dont you take a good look at my face

Other boys use the splendour of their trembling lip

Theyre so teddy bear tender and tragically hip

Im never going to cry again

Im going to be as strong as them

They say theyd die for love

And then they live it out

Theyll give you something to cry about

And suddenly you really fall to pieces

Im the town crier

And everybody knows

Im a little down

With a lifetime to go Maybe you dont believe my heart is in the right place

Why dont you take a good look at my face

Other boys use the splendour of their trembling lip

Theyre so teddy bear tender and tragically hip

Love and unhappiness go arm in arm

Long suffering friends of your fatal charm

Isnt it a pity that youre going to get hurt

Just a little boy lost in a big mans shirt