Текст песни Elvis Costello - This Sad Burlesque
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I write in hopes that by the time you get this letterWe may live to see a change for the betterOr are we so devoted to these wretched selfish motivesWhen the cold facts and figures all add upThey cannot contradict this sad burlesqueThis sad burlesqueWith miserable failures making entertainment of our fateLaughter cannot dignify of elevateThis sad burlesqueNow can they recall being young and idealisticBefore wading knee-deep in hogwash and arithmeticThe pitying smirkThe argument runs like clockworkWill run down eventually and splutter to a stopP.s. well by now you know the worst of itAnd weve heard all the alibis that theyve rehearsedThe smug predictionsIf its not a contradictionKeep faith in human natureAnd have mercy on the creatures in this sad burlesque