Elvis Costello
My Brave Face (Live / 1990)
[Intro]
My brave, my brave
My brave face
[Verse 1]
I've been livin' in style
Unaccustomed as I am to the luxury life
I've been hitting the town
And it didn't hit back
I've been doing the rounds
Unaccustomed as I am to the time on my hands
Now I don't have to tell anybody
When I'm gonna get back
[Pre-Chorus]
Ever since you went away, I've had the sentimental inclination
Not to change a single thing
As I pull the sheet back on the bed
I wanna go bury my head
In your pillow
[Chorus]
Now that I'm alone again
I can't stop breaking down again
The simplest things set me off again
Take me to that place
Where I can't find my brave face
Where I can't find my brave face
My brave, my brave, my brave face
[Verse 2]
I've been living a lie
Unaccustomed as I am
To the work of a housewife
I've been breaking up
Dirty dishes and been throwing them away
[Pre-Chorus]
Ever since you left I have been trying to compose a
"Baby, would you please come home" note
Meant for you
As I clear away another untouched TV dinner from the table
I laid for two
[Chorus]
Now that I'm alone again
I can't stop breaking down again
The simplest things set me off again
Take me to that place
Where I can find my brave face
Where I can find my brave face
My brave, my brave, my brave face