Elvis Costello Almost ideal eyes song lyrics

Here she comes with her almost ideal eyes

And her flawless skin and her petulant pout

The memory of such a long blonde alibi

Still makes me want to shout out loud and clear

When you clear your head my dear

You can't come round here in those stolen clothes

Telling me all about some mystery

I hope she isn't one, I hope she isn't one of those

Almost ideal eyes

Viewed through a rosy hue

So beautiful, trusting

You'll find liberal is an insult now and care is what you pay for

Be sure of what you wish upon, be careful what you pray for

When you look into those almost ideal

Love is smiles, he will hypnotize you while

He tries to analyze your dream

Fill you up with all his big ideas while he really wants to make you

Scream out loud at the phony innocence

And the pained pretence and the dismal rage

The vacant lot that thankfully time forgot

Where you never have to act, you never have to act your age

Almost ideal eyes

Viewed through a rosy hue

So beautiful, trusting

You'll find stupid is a compliment and thrill is what you play for

Be sure of what you wish upon, be careful what you pray for

When you look into those almost ideal

In despair all your friends get uglier

And you find you're wearing an evening gown

Weeping over some tiny broken bird

While the sky is decorated

Shocking pink and a dirty shade of brown

And you think you need to be tranquil

Lies the fear that befits your new career

Whatever you invent you'll never be content in

Almost ideal eyes

Viewed through a rosy hue

So beautiful, trusting

Rebellion is just currency, the moon is what you bay for

Be sure of what you wish upon, be careful what you pray for

When you look into those almost ideal

When you look into those almost ideal

When you look into those almost ideal

Here she comes, here she comes now

Here she comes, here she comes now