Elvis Costello & the Attractions

White Knuckles
White knuckles came down to put the frighteners onI believe she's the one that he's got his heart set onIt doesn't matter if your face doesn't fitThere's no charge for changing itOooh oohWhat are you doingYou see right through himYou don't have to take it when he gets cruelWhite knuckles on black and blue skinYou don't have to take it so you just give inWhite knuckles sweatin' on the headboardHe never found out what the kisser was forLosing face with the boys while she's whispering in his earThey never found out why they called it laughing gearMaybe they weren't loved when they were youngMaybe they should be hung by their tonguesOooh oohUnder the blankets with the body jerkHe needs her like the axe needs the turkeyMaking a mockery of his fancy footworkWhite knuckles on black and blue skinLetras de cancionesHe didn't mean to hit her but she kept laughingWhite knuckles sweatin' on the headboardHe never found out what the kisser was forThere's always someone new to toy with when the penny drops in the slotNow it's all petty crime on the news at nineBut it's all she's gotLove on the never never dreams don't come cheapI don't close my eyes when I go to sleepOooh oohIt gets right under your skinIt makes you as miserable as sin butYou don't have to take it so you just give inWhite knuckles on black and blue skinHe didn't mean to hit her but she kept laughingWhite knuckles sweatin' on the headboardHe never found out what the kisser was forWhy don't you come round anymoreMama saidHe's using youSister saidI told you so tooWhen he goes through your headYou took him to be trueWhite knuckles on black and blue skinYou don't have to take it so you just give inWhite knuckles sweatin' on the headboardHe never found out what the kisser was for From Letras Mania