Who in the world do you think that you are?
But the name of this thing is not love
The cast aside tokens and discarded rings
Publisher: UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBL. MGB LTD.
So it tortures me still, but the name of this thing is not love
Songwriter: Elvis Costello
Life is not short enough, but the name of this thing is not love
Then he threw something down in the wild rushing river
The occasional moments that he'll always bless
The name of this thing is
But the name of this thing is not love
And I can't take a potion, and I won't take a pill
That they claim to adore, she can't take anymore
Life is so very short
But the name of this thing is not love
What played on his mind is not love
Over one of his flings, but the name of this thing is not love
He watched her pick over her broken playthings
That you pushed me this far
He's trying hard to forget her
The name of this thing is not love
The name of this thing is not love
You start entertaining such a terrible thought
There's a part of this feeling that I just cannot kill
The name of this thing is not love, the name of this thing is not love
And the name of this thing is not love
There's a bruise on her arm, and some blood on the floor
He thinks of her still, you'd never guess
And will never recover, but the name of this thing is not love
Then you start out pretending you're so very tough
But the name of this thing is not love
Watching her dress, for worse or for better
And they're taunting some girl