Elvis Costello - Home Is Anywhere You Hang Your Head Lyrics

Lookin for a place for his mouth to shoot!!!! Brilliant!

I went to this tour in LA. Fantastic!

It's like hearing19 th. Century Russian literature put to 80's pop.

One of the best records to come out of the 1980's. Is it me or is there a Sinatra element to this song ?? Is this a New Wave saloon - song ??

Here comes Mr. Misery 
He's tearing out his hair again 
He's crying over her again 
He's standing in the super-market shouting at the customers 
Here comes Mr. Misery 
He'll never be any good with a mouth full of gold and blood 
He's contemplating murder again 
He must be in love

But you know she doesn't want you 
But you can't seem to get it in your head 
Oh and you can't sleep at night 
And she haunts you when you go to bed 
When you're tired of talking and you can't drink it down 
So you hang around and drown instead 
Home isn't where it used to be 
Home is anywhere you hang your head 
You hang your head 
Home is anywhere 
You hang your head 
Home is anywhere 
You hang your head 
Home is anywhere you hang your head

Here comes Mr. Misery 
Looking for a place for his mouth to shoot 
Saying "You'd look cute in your birthday suit" 
You tore him out and screwed him up 
Like a bad page in a naughty picture book 
They day ended as it began 
As he was seconds older than the man he was this morning 
And the world has wiped it's mouth since then 
Or maybe it was yawning

But you know she doesn't want you 
But you can't seem to get it in your head 
Oh and you can't sleep at night 
And she haunts you when you go to bed 
When you're tired of talking and you can't drink it down 
So you hang around and drown instead 
Home isn't where it used to be 
Home is anywhere you hang your head 
You hang your head 
Home is anywhere 
You hang your head 
Home is anywhere 
You hang your head 
Home is anywhere you hang your head

He's contemplating murder again
He must be in love

Such a brilliant line!!!!

The bass parts in this song are transcendent

1:57 to 2:07 shows how The Attractions are one of the great bands.

I love the organ that propels the doleful chorus lyrics. Elvis at his finest.

Could listen to bass at end on an endless loop

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It has it's hooks in me. The whole album. And this song.

Ditto 👍

Only it was yawning

This is his best work, and it's the best of an incredible body of work. The guy who said this should be read in poetry classes is correct, but the comment should apply to the whole album.

the more i listen this becomes the track on the album

great album

I love the title - typically mordant Costello.

My favorite track on B & C. I love that drone, psychedelic ending

"The day ended as it began and he was seconds older than the man he was this morning and... The world has wiped it mouth since then... Or maybe it was yawning..." How is this not required reading in poetry classes?

Could not agree more, Costello is one of the greatest poets/lyricists this or any other country has produced

correct

You're right

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