Costello Elvis Riot Act lyrics

Costello Elvis
Get Happy
Riot Act
forever doesn't mean forever anymore
I said forever
but it doesn't look like I'm going to be around much anymore
when the heat get so tropical
and the talk gets so topical

CHORUS:
riot act
you can read me the riot act
you can make me a matter of fact
or a villain in a million
the slip of the tongue is going to keep this civilian

why do you talk such stupid nonsense
when my mind could rest much easier

instead of all this dumb-dumb insolence
I would be happier with amnesia

they say forget her
now it looks like you're either gonna be
be for me or against me
I got your letter
Now I say I don't care for the color that it paints me
trying to be so bad is bad enough
don't make me laugh by talking tough
don't put your heart out on your sleeve
when your remarks are off the cuff

chorus