From a Whisper to a Scream

[Verse 1: Elvis Costello, Glen Tilbrook]

Oh it's not easy to resist temptation

Walking around looking like a figment of somebody else's imagination

Taking every word she says just like an open invitation

But the power of persuasion is no match for anticipation

[Chorus: Elvis Costello, Glen Tilbrook, Both]

Like a finger running down a seam

From a whisper to a scream

So I whisper and I scream

But don't get me wrong

Please don't leave me waiting too long

Waiting too long

Waiting too long

Waiting too long

Hey

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

[Verse 2: Elvis Costello, Glen Tilbrook]

Oh if the customers like it then they'll keep on paying

If they keep on drinking then they'll end up staying

I heard someone say where have we met before

But the one over the eight seems less like one or more like four

[Chorus: Elvis Costello, Glen Tilbrook, Both]

Like a finger running down a seam

From a whisper to a scream

So I whisper and I scream

But don't get me wrong

Please don't leave me waiting too long

Waiting too long

Waiting too long

Waiting too long

Waiting too long

Waiting too long

Waiting too long

Waiting too long

Waiting too long

Waiting too long

Waiting too long

Waiting too long

Hey

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh