Watching The Detectives
Elvis Costello

INTRO:
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Nice girls, not one with a defect, cellophane shrink wrapped so correct
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Red dogs under illegal legs
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She looks so good that he gets down and begs

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She is watching the detectives
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"Ooh he's so cute!"
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She is watching the detectives
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When they shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot
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They beat him up until the teardrops start
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   But he can't be wounded 'cause he's got no heart

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Long shot of that jumping sign.
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Invisible shivers running down my spine
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Cut to the babe taking off her clothes
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Close-up on a sign that says, "We Never Close."
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He snatched at you and you match your cigarette
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She pulls the eyes out with a face like a magnet
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I don't know how much more of this I can take
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She's filing her nails while they're dragging the lake

       C
She is watching the detectives
     G
"Ooh he's so cute!"
       C
She is watching the detectives
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When they shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot
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They beat him up until the teardrops start
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   But he can't be wounded 'cause he's got no heart

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You think you're alone until you realize you're in it
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Now fear is here to stay. Love is here for a visit
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They call it instant justice when it's past the legal limit
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Someone's scratching at the window. I wonder who is it
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The detective comes to check if you belong to the parents
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Who are ready to hear the worst about their daughter's disappearance
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Though it nearly took a miracle to get you to stay
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It only took my little fingers to blow you away

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Just like watching the detectives
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Don't get cute
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Just like watching the detectives
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I get so angry when the teardrops start
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   But he can't be wounded 'cause he's got no heart
                 
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Watching the detectives
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It's just like watching the detectives
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Watching the detectives, watching the detectives
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Watching the detectives, watching the detectives
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Watching the detectives, watching the detectives