Watching the Detectives Songtext
von Elvis Costello

That girl′s not one with a defect
Cellophane shrink wrap so correct
Red dogs under illegal legs
She looks so good that he gets down and begs

She's watching the detectives
Ooh, he′s so cute
She's watching the detectives
When they shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot
They beat him up until the teardrops start
But he can't be wounded ′cause he′s got no heart

Long shot at that jumping sign
Visible shivers running down my spine
Cut the baby, taking off her clothes
Close up of the sign that says "We never close"
You snatch a chew and you match a cigarette
She pulls the eyes out with a face like a magnet
I don't know how much more of this I can take
She′s filing her nails while they're dragging the lake


She′s watching the detectives
Oh, he's so cute
She′s watching the detectives
Oh, and they shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot
They beat him up until the teardrops start
But he can't be wounded 'cause he′s got no heart

You think you′re alone until you realize you're in it
Now fear is here to stay, love is here for a visit
They call it instant justice when it′s past the legal limit
Someone's scratching at the window, I wonder who it is
It′s the detectives come to check if you belong to the parents
Who are ready to hear the worst about their daughter's disappearance
So it nearly took a miracle to get you to stay
It only took my little fingers to blow you away

Just like watching the detectives
Don′t get cute
They just like watching the detectives
Don't get so angry when the teardrops start
But he can't be wounded ′cause he′s got no heart


Watching the detectives
It's just like watching the detectives
Watching the detectives
Watching the detectives
Watching the detectives
Watching the detectives
Watching the detectives