Lyrics to
New Lace Sleeves

This version of New Lace Sleeves was released by Elvis Costello in 1981.

Our Decade Lyrics Elvis Costello profile has all of the New Lace Sleeves lyrics from 1981 and many more songs from the Elvis Costello discography that we have on file.

Here's more interesting things in songs and lyrics tied to Elvis Costello or about the 1980s in general.

Bad lovers face to face in the morning
Shy apologies and polite regrets
Slow dances that left no warning of
Outraged glances and indiscreet yawning
Good manners and bad breath get you nowhere
Even presidents have newspaper lovers
Ministers go crawling under covers
She’s no angel
He’s no saint
They’re all covered up with white washed grease paint
And you say…

The teacher never told you anything but white lies
But you never see the lies
And you believe
Oh you know you have been captured
You feel so civilized
And you look so pretty in your new lace sleeves

The salty lips of the socialite sisters
With their continental fingers that have
never seen working blisters
Oh I know they’ve got their problems
I wish I was one of them
They say daddy’s coming home soon
With his sergeant stripes and his Empire mug and spoon

No more fast buck
And when are they gonna learn their lesson
When are they gonna stop all of these victory processions
And you say…

Want more lyrics and songs by Elvis Costello?

Elvis Costello has released many songs over the years besides New Lace Sleeves. 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.

If you're a fan of 1980s music looking for more songs from 1981 or the 1980s overall, you've come to the right place!

More Songs & Lyrics by Elvis Costello

Visit our Elvis Costello profile for more Elvis Costello songs, lyrics & info!