The Way That It Shows Lyrics

You're going to give yourself away, one of these nights
Your gaze of compa*sion just a little too right
Your hug of encouragement, a little too tight
And then he'll know, it's the little things betray

You're going to give yourself away to some Casanova
On the spills and stains of a backstage sofa
He'll catch you yawning with one leg over
And there's the sin must be the enemy within

That's the way that it shows
A slip of the tongue
A squeeze of the hand
That's the way that it shows

There's glycerin in the tear, rouge in the blush
Your artful stammer, a little too rushed
All pa*sion to the eye, all cold to the touch
And then he'll guess your mind has drifted in the kiss

There's a chink in your amour, a crack in your defenses
When your iron will, gives way to your senses
Your whispered sweet nothings, all sound like expenses
And that's enough, he won't believe your words of love

That's the way that it shows
A slip of the tongue
A squeeze of the hand
That's the way that it shows

Richard Thompson - Mirror Blue

Feb 1994

1. For The Sake Of Mary
2. I Can't Wake Up To Save My Life
3. MGB-GT
4. The Way That It Shows
5. Easy There, Steady Now
6. King Of Bohemia
7. Shane And Dixie
8. Mingus Eyes
9. I Ride In Your Slipstream
10. Beeswing
11. Fast Food
12. Mascara Tears
13. Taking My Business Elsewhere