When nobody knows she puts on secret clothes
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And lies in the meadow with her hands tied behind her back
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I won't refuse if you know how to use it
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Just stop playing that ugly drug music
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[Chorus:]
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Thirteen steps lead down
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Thirteen steps lead down
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There's commoners and kings
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And everyone's a prisoner of
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Paper and glue
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And a decent pair of scissors
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So tonight I'm drinking to your health
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Because I just can't stand myself
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Thirteen steps lead down [4x]
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She stands and fails
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On fashion fingernails
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Her lovers have her walking 'round
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On instruments of torture
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And one of them is poisonous
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The other is a thief they say
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So what one could give to her
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The other cannot take away
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When nobody knows she puts on secret clothes
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And lies in her splendour for a picture opportunity
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Cover up that bruise, put on patent leather shoes
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Just stop playing that bad mood music
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[Chorus]
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Thirteen steps lead down [4x]
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13 Steps Lead Down
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Elvis Costello |