The Sweetest Punch (2023 Remaster) Songtext
von Elvis Costello

You only saw red
After I said, "How can we continue?"
Hidden from your view
In the blue corner that I painted myself into
Then we started to fight
And it changed everything
Here′s the ring

You dropped the band, I can't understand it
Not after all we′ve been through
Words start to fly, my glass jaw and I
Will find one to walk right into

You knocked me out
It was the sweetest punch
The bell goes...

I can hear it ringing, but I didn't see it coming
We all say things we don't mean
You can′t take it back


Now the room is spinning, but was I the last to notice?
I can see I′ll never win
So if you're going
Then you better go to him
Then you better go to him

I only saw stars
I dropped my guard, and that′s how it ended
What was I to do
In the blue corner where I seemed to hang suspended?

Then with seconds to go
You delivered the blow
Here I go

You dropped the band, I can't understand it
Not after all we′ve been through
Words start to fly, my glass jaw and I
Will find one to walk right into

You knocked me out
It was the sweetest punch
The bell goes...

I can hear it ringing, but I didn't see it coming
We all say things we don′t mean
You can't take it back


Now the room is spinning, but was I the last to notice?
I can see I'll never win
So if you′re going
Then you better go to him
Then you better go to him