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
The Very Best of Elvis Costello
- (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love & Understanding
- Oliver's Army
- (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea
- Accidents Will Happen
- Pump It Up
- I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down
- Radio Radio
- Clubland
- Good Year For The Roses
- Man Out Of Time
- I Wanna Be Loved
- Everyday I Write The Book
- Brilliant Mistake
- The Other Side Of Summer
- Tokyo Storm Warning
- Sulky Girl
- So Like Candy
- She
- Big Tears - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
- Beyond Belief - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
- Lipstick Vogue - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
- Green Shirt - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
- Pills & Soap
- Shipbuilding - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
- High Fidelity - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
- New Lace Sleeves - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
- Talking In The Dark - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
- New Amsterdam
- I Hope You're Happy Now - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
- Riot Act - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
- My Funny Valentine
- Indoor Fireworks - The Costello Show
- Almost Blue - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
- I Want You - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
- God Give My Strength
- That Day Is Done
- I Want To Vanish - Elvis Costello/Steve Nieve