Elvis Costello — Watching The Detectives

[Verse 1] Nice girls, not one with a defect Cellophane shrink-wrapped, so correct Red dogs under illegal legs She looks so good that he gets down and begs [Chorus] She is watching the detectives Ooh, he's so cute She is watching the detectives When they shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot They beat him up until the teardrops start But he can't be wounded 'cause he's got no heart [Verse 2] Long shot at that jumping sign Invisible shivers running down my spine Cut to baby taking off her clothes Close-up of the sign that says, 'We never close' He snatched at you and you match his cigarette She pulls the eyes out with a face like a magnet I don't know how much more of this I can take She's filing her nails while they're dragging the lake [Chorus] She is watching the detectives Ooh, he's so cute She is watching the detectives When they shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot They beat him up until the teardrops start But he can't be wounded 'cause he's got no heart [Verse 3] You think you're alone until you realize you're in it Now fear is here to stay, love is here for a visit They call it instant justice when it's past the legal limit Someone's scratching at the window; I wonder who is it? The detectives come to check if you belong to the parents Who are ready to hear the worst About their daughter's disappearance Though it nearly took a miracle to get you to stay It only took my little fingers to blow you away [Chorus] Just like watching the detectives Don't get cute, it's just like watching the detectives I get so angry when the teardrops start But he can't be wounded 'cause he's got no heart Watching the detectives It's just like watching the detectives [Outro] Watching the detectives Watching the detectives [repeat until fade]