Pills & Soap Lyrics

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



They talked to the sister, the father and the mother
With a microphone in one hand and a check book in the other
And the camera noses into the tears on her face
The tears on her face

The tears on her face
You can put them back together with your paper and paste
But you can't put them back together
You can't put them back together

What would you say? What would you do?
Children and animals two by two
Give me the needle, give me the rope
We're going to melt them down for pills and soap
Give me the needle, give me the rope
We're going to melt them down for pills and soap

Four and twenty crowbars, jemmy your desire
Out of the frying pan into the fire
The king is in the counting house, some folk have all the luck
And all we get are pictures of Lord and Lady Muck
They come from lovely people with a hard line in hypocrisy
There are ashtrays of emotion for the fag ends of the aristocracy

The sugar coated pill is getting bitter still
You think your country needs you but you know it never will
So pack up your troubles in a stolen handbag
Don't dilly dally boys, rally round the flag
Give us your daily bread in individual slices
And something in the daily rag to cancel any crisis



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

Pills & Soap