《Tramp The Dirt Down》是Elvis Costello演唱的歌曲，收錄於《Extreme Honey: The Very Best Of The Warner Brothers Years》專輯中。
基本介紹
- 外文名：Tramp The Dirt Down
- 所屬專輯：Extreme Honey: The Very Best Of The Warner Brothers Years
- 歌曲原唱：Elvis Costello
- 發行日期：2009年7月28日
歌曲歌詞
I saw a newspaper picture
From the political campaign
A woman was kissing a child
Who was obviously in pain
She spills with compassion
As that young child’s
Face in her hands she grips
Can you imagine all that greed and avarice
Coming down on that child’s lips
Well I hope I don’t die too soon
I pray the Lord my soul to save
Yes I’ll be a good boy
I’m trying so hard to behave
Because there’s one thing I know
I’d like to live
Long enough to savour
That’s when they finally put you in the ground
I’ll stand on your grave and tramp the dirt down
When England was the whore of the world
Margaret was her madam
And the future looked as bright and as clear as
The black tarmacadam
Well I hope that she sleeps well at night isn’t
Haunted by every tiny detail
When she held that lovely face in her hands
All she thought of was betrayal
And now the cynical ones say
That it all ends the same in the long run
Try telling that to the desperate father
Who just squeezed the life from his
Only son
And how it’s only voices in your head
And dreams you never dreamt
Try telling him the subtle difference
Between justice and contempt
Try telling me she isn’t angry with
This pitiful discontent
When they flaunt it in your face as
You line up for punishment
And then expect you to say Thank you straighten up
Look proud and pleased
Because you’ve only got the symptoms
You haven’t got the whole disease
Just like a schoolboy
Whose head’s like a tin-can filled up with dreams
Then poured down the drain
Try telling that to the boys on both sides
Being blown to bits or beaten and
Maimed
Who takes all the glory and none of the shame
Well I hope you live long now
I pray the Lord your soul to keep
I think I’ll be going before
We fold our arms and start to weep
I never thought for a moment
That human life could be so cheap
When they finally put you in the ground
They’ll stand there laughing and tramp the dirt down
