[ti:King Horse] [ar:Elvis Costello] [al:Rock And Roll Music] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]King Horse - Elvis Costello & The Attractions [00:06.53]Written by:Elvis Costello [00:13.06]Cheap cut satin and bad perfume [00:16.08]Showtime is almost here [00:20.35]Teased up by a strip cartoon [00:23.39]Laughing up your sleeve sniggering in your beer [00:28.00]Hed seen the bottom of a lot of glasses [00:30.92]But had never seen love so near [00:35.14]Hed seen love get so expensive [00:38.45]But had never seen love get so dear [00:42.36]Now I know that you're all king horse [00:46.03]Between tenderness and brute force [00:49.50]Now I know that you're all king horse [00:52.93]Between tenderness and brute force [01:03.59]She can turn upon a sixpence in the mouth and trousers set [01:07.33]Hit the bill ring the bell never spill a sip [01:10.90]And still she knows the kind of tip that she is gonna get [01:14.38]A lot of loose exchanges precious little respect [01:18.08]When it's someone else's weekend [01:19.83]That's the best you can expect [01:25.90]Now I know that you're all king horse [01:29.42]Between tenderness and brute force [01:32.68]Now I know that you're all king horse [01:36.38]Between tenderness and brute force [01:46.89]So fond of the fabric [01:48.34]So fond of fabrication [01:50.10]From comic books to tragic [01:51.77]Through the heart of complications [02:01.24]Meanwhile back in some secluded spot [02:04.67]He says will you please and she says stop [02:08.04]If I ever lose this good thing that I've got [02:11.77]I never want to hear the song you dedicated tonight [02:19.19]I knew that song so long before we met [02:22.62]That it means much more than it might [02:26.79]Now I know that you're all king horse [02:30.19]Between tenderness and brute force [02:33.66]Now I know that you're all king horse [02:37.13]Between tenderness and brute force [02:40.67]Now I know that you're all king horse [02:44.15]Between tenderness and brute force [02:47.66]Now I know that you're all king horse [02:51.09]Between tenderness and brute force