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Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello


Background information
Birth name Declan Patrick MacManus
Born August 25, 1954
Born place Paddington, London, England
Genre(s) Pub Rock
New Wave
Years active 1970—present
Label(s) Island Records
Columbia Records
Mercury Records
Lost Highway Records
Verve Records
Deutsche Grammophon
Hip-O Records
Stiff Records
Associated acts Diana Krall
Burt Bacharach
Brodsky Quartet
Website Website



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Elvis Costello Lyrics

"For The Stars" lyrics


The stars were so much brighter then,
they dim and die
So why pretend
the sky goes on forever.

But if they fade as science teaches,
Poets lose the power of speech
waste paper, ink and feather

If I'd taken up the trumpet
as I should have done
Then I wouldn't be
always losing sleep
while I'm trying to make this rhyme

For the stars were so much
they were so much brighter then
If I couldn't put a price on your head
What's the use of me trying
for the stars?

The morning comes
the days are just the time between
until the dusk
when we can be together

If I'd taken up the drums
and I could play in time.
If I had the power
Would I be wondering how
I'm ever going to be write this down.

For the stars were so much
They were so much brighter then
If I couldn't put a price on your head
Then what's the use of me trying
for the stars?

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