Clubland Lyrics

The song Clubland is performed by Elvis Costello in the album named The Very Best of Elvis Costello in the year 2001 .



With a handful of backhanders and a bevy of beauty
You're going off limits, going off duty
Going off the rails, going off with booty
They tell tales of fiction found on all the criminal types
Lead to a higher ranking man or a face with thin red stripes

The boys next door
The mums and dads
New weds and nearly deads
Have you ever been had in Clubland?

There's a piece in someone's pocket to do the dirty work
You've come to shoot the pony, they've come to do the jerk
They leave him half way to paradise
They leave you half way to bliss
The ladies' invitation never seemed like this

The boys next door
The mums and dads
New weds and nearly deads
Have you ever been had in Clubland?

The long arm of the law
Slides up the outskirts of town
Meanwhile in Clubland
They are ready to pull them down
Hey

The right to work is traded in
For the right to refuse admission
Don't pa*s out now, there's no refund
(When)
Did you find out what you were missing?

The crowd is taking forty winks minus ten percent
You barely get required sleep to go lingering with contemptment
Thursday to Saturday, money's gone already
Some things come in common these days
Your hands and work aren't steady

The boys next door
The mums and dads
New weds and nearly deads
Have you ever been had in Clubland?



Elvis Costello - The Very Best of Elvis Costello

Apr 2001

  1. (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love & Understanding
  2. Oliver's Army
  3. (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea
  4. Accidents Will Happen
  5. Pump It Up
  6. I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down
  7. Radio Radio
  8. Clubland
  9. Good Year For The Roses
  10. Man Out Of Time
  11. I Wanna Be Loved
  12. Everyday I Write The Book
  13. Brilliant Mistake
  14. The Other Side Of Summer
  15. Tokyo Storm Warning
  16. Sulky Girl
  17. So Like Candy
  18. She
  19. Big Tears - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
  20. Beyond Belief - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
  21. Lipstick Vogue - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
  22. Green Shirt - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
  23. Pills & Soap
  24. Shipbuilding - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
  25. High Fidelity - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
  26. New Lace Sleeves - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
  27. Talking In The Dark - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
  28. New Amsterdam
  29. I Hope You're Happy Now - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
  30. Riot Act - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
  31. My Funny Valentine
  32. Indoor Fireworks - The Costello Show
  33. Almost Blue - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
  34. I Want You - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
  35. God Give My Strength
  36. That Day Is Done
  37. I Want To Vanish - Elvis Costello/Steve Nieve

Clubland