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Track: Pay It Back
Artist: Elvis Costello
Album: My Aim Is True

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Name: Elvis Costello
Spotify Genres: power pop
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English musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer born 25 August, 1954, London, England. Most of his early works have been published as part of the group [a=Elvis Costello & The Attractions]. In 1996 Elvis Costello & The Attractions recorded their last album and bassist [a255868] left the lineup. The group was reconstituted in 2002 with new bassist [a310906] and the new band was called [a308051]. Son of [a=Ross McManus], Elvis Costello has been married to [a=Diana Krall] since 2003. For other 'bands/aliases' (i.e. The Imposters, Confederates), see [a=Declan Patrick Aloysius MacManus].

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Release: Elvis Costello - Mystery Dance / Pay It Back
Year: 1977
Genres: Rock
Styles: Alternative Rock, New Wave, Punk

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LYRICS

Stop thief; you're gonna come to grief
if you don't take a little more care.
You're gonna get more than the family plan
from this one shoestring affair.
I may be crazy but I can't contemplate
being trapped between the doctor and the magistrate.

[Chorus:]
One of these days I'm gonna pay it back, pay it back,
one of these days.
One of these days I'm gonna pay it back, pay it back,
one of these days.

And then they told me I could be somebody
if I didn't let too much get in my way.
And I tried so hard just to be myself,
but I keep on fading away.
Until the lights went out, I didn't know what to do.
If I could fool myself, then maybe I'd fool you too.

[Chorus]

I wouldn't say that I was raised on romance.
Let's not get stuck in the past.
I love you more than everything in the world.
I don't expect that will last.
They told me everything was guaranteed.
Somebody somewhere must've lied to me.

[Chorus].