all this useless beauty

Singer:costello, elvis

it's at times such as this she'd be tempted to spit

if she wasn't so ladylike

she imagines how she might have lived

back when legends and history collide

so she looks to her prince finding he's so charmingly

slumped at her side

those days are recalled on the gallery wall

and she's waiting for passion or humour to strike

what shall we do

what shall we do with all this useless beauty?

all this useless beauty

good friday arrived

the sky darkened on time

'til he almost began to negotiate

she held his head like a baby and said it's okay if you cry"

Lyric Context: all this useless beauty - costello, elvis