Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song This Sad Burlesque, artist - Elvis Costello. Date of issue: 02.03.2009
Song language: English
This Sad Burlesque |
| I write in hope by the time you get this letter |
| We may live to see a change for the better |
| Or are we so devoted |
| To these wretched selfish motives |
| When the cold facts and figures all add up |
| They cannot contradict this sad burlesque |
| This sad burlesque |
| With miserable failures |
| Making entertainment of our fate |
| Laughter cannot dignify or elevate |
| This sad burlesque |
| Now can they recall being young and idealistic |
| Before wading knee-deep in hogwash and arithmetic |
| The pitying smirk |
| The argument runs like clockwork |
| Will run down eventually and splutter to a stop |
| P. S. Well by now you know the worst of it |
| And we’ve heard all the alibis that they’ve rehearsed |
| The smug predictions |
| If it’s not a contradiction |
| Please have faith in human nature |
| And have mercy on the creatures in this sad burlesque |
| This sad burlesque |
| With miserable failures |
| Making entertainment of our fate |
| Laughter cannot dignify or elevate |
| This sad burlesque |