Lyrics to
Crawling To The U.S.A.

Released by Elvis Costello in 1978
From the Album: This Year's Model |

This version of Crawling To The U.s.a. was released by Elvis Costello in 1978.

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I thought I would go to the sea and shrink down very tiny
And slide inside the telephone wire that runs under the briny
Till I found there is a way of crawling to the U.S.A.
You had better not go too far
There’s one way out, there’s only one way
Leave your mother and your father
Crawling to the U.S.A.

Saw it late one night on a secret channel
It’s farther on along the tunnel
It’s way beyond the final station
That’s the one they never mention

You had better not go too far
There’s one way out, there’s only one way
Leave your mother and your father
Crawling to the U.S.A.

You don’t have to pay them that much
You had better bring your lunch
It’s undercover, around the houses
Up your skirt and down your trousers

You had better not go too far
There’s one way out, there’s only one way
Leave your mother and your father
Crawling to the U.S.A.

She said, “I catch you taking liberties and they do not impress me
Attach me to your credit card and then you can undress me
Everybody is on their knees except the Russians and the Chinese

You had better not go too far
There’s one way out, there’s only one way
Leave your mother and your father
Crawling to the U.S.A.


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Elvis Costello has released many songs over the years besides Crawling To The U.s.a.. 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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The lyrics for Crawling To The U.s.a. are defined as the words making up the song released by Elvis Costello in 1978. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Crawling To The U.s.a. have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Elvis Costello and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

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