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Blame It On Cain

This version of Blame It On Cain was released by Elvis Costello in 1977.

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Once upon a time, I had a little money.
Government burglars took it long
before I could mail it to you.
Still, you are the only one.
Now I can’t let it slip away.
So if the man with the ticker tape,
he tries to take it,
well this is what I’m gonna say.

Blame it on Cain.
Don’t blame it on me.
Oh, oh, it’s nobody’s fault,
but we need somebody to burn.

Well if I was a saint with
a silver cup
and the money got low
we could always heat it up
or trade it in.
But then the radio that heaven will be wired to your purse.
And then you can run down the wave band,
coast to coast, hand in hand.
Bad to worse, curse for curse,
don’t be dissatisfied.
So you’re not satisfied.

I think I’ve lived a little too long
on the outskirts of town
I think I’m going insane
from talking to myself for so long.
Oh but I’ve never been accused.
When they step on your face,
you wear that good look grin.
I gotta break out one weekend
if I do somebody in.
But every single time
I feel a little stronger,
they tell me it’s a crime.
Well how much longer?

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Elvis Costello has released many songs over the years besides Blame It On Cain. Elvis Costello released songs from 1977 to 2004 spanning across albums like My Aim Is True, This Year's Model, Armed Forces, Get Happy!!, Trust, Almost Blue, Imperial Bedroom, Punch The Clock, Goodbye Cruel World, Blood And Chocolate, King Of America, Spike, Mighty Like A Rose, The Juliet Letters, Brutal Youth, Kojak Variety, Deep Dead Blue, All This Useless Beauty, Painted From Memory, For The Stars, When I Was Cruel, North, and The Delivery Man. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Elvis Costello.

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About Lyrics and Blame It On Cain by Elvis Costello

The lyrics to Blame It On Cain are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Elvis Costello in 1977. Elements of the lyrics to Blame It On Cain are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Elvis Costello and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Blame It On Cain back when it was created.

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