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Blame It On Cain - Lyrics by Elvis Costello


Lyrics
Once upon a time, I had a little money\r


Government burglars took it along\r


Before I could mail it to you\r


Still you are the only one\r


Now I can't let it slip away\r


So if the man with the ticker tape, he tries to take it\r


Well, this is what I'm gonna say\r


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(CHORUS) Blame it on Cain\r


Don't blame it on me\r


Oh-oh, oh, it's nobody's fault\r


But we need somebody to burn\r


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Well, if I was a saint with a silver cup\r


And the money got low, we could always heat it up\r


Or trade it in\r


But then the radio to heaven will be wired to your purse\r


And you can run down the waveband\r


Coast-to-coast, hand in hand\r


Bad to worse, curse for curse\r


Don't be dissatisfied, so if you're not satisfied\r


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(REPEAT CHORUS)\r


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I think I've lived a little too long on the outskirts of town\r


I think I'm going insane from talking to myself for so long\r


Oh, but I've never been accused\r


When they step on your face, then wear that good-look grin\r


I gotta break out one weekend before I do somebody in\r


But every single time I feel a little stronger\r


They tell me it's a crime, well, how much longer?\r


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(REPEAT CHORUS)\r


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Blame it on Cain,\r


Oh-oh, oh, please don't blame it on me\r


It's nobody's fault\r


But it just seems to be his turn\r



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