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