Lyrics to
Wednesday Week

This version of Wednesday Week was released by Elvis Costello in 1979.

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The movies save on conversation
And the TV saves on sight
We met in a head-on collision
So I would say our chances would be slight
You can lead and I will follow
See us dancing cheek to cheek
You’ll remember me tomorrow
But you won’t give a damn by Wednesday Week
Say you love me until you do so
Joso singing just like Caruso
Three little words roll off your tongue
Somehow your face just doesn’t look so young
You say you want to strike a bargain
Now there is no need to speak
You say you want to learn the jargon
But you won’t give a damn by Wednesday Week
You start acting like a zombie
Someone wants your piece of cake
You think you want to jump up on me
But you won’t give a damn by Wednesday Week

Oh what a letdown when the battle was finally won
One little breakdown and then it was over and done
I wish I had your confidence
It’s love and not coincidence
Do you say these words to everyone ?
You’re fantastic, you’re terrific
Your excellence is almost scientific
You took the words out of my mouth
You put the tongue into my cheek
But I’d better lose my memory by Wednesday Week

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About Lyrics and Wednesday Week by Elvis Costello

The lyrics for Wednesday Week are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1979 song by Elvis Costello. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to Wednesday Week have both direct meanings and metaphorical context hidden within the song's words. All of the meanings are only truly known by the creators of the lyrics for Wednesday Week - Elvis Costello and any of the writers who worked with them on the song.

If you have an interest in the structure of words and phrases, you can dissect the lyrics to Wednesday Week by Elvis Costello in multiple ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Wednesday Week" means the words set to the music of Wednesday Week, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Elvis Costello. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Wednesday Week and the lyrics to Wednesday Week are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Elvis Costello who came here looking just for the lyrics to Wednesday Week, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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