my brave face

Singer:costello, elvis

my brave

my brave

my brave face

i've been living in style

unaccustomed as i am

to the luxury life

i've been hitting the town

and it didn't hit back

i've been doing the rounds

unaccustomed as i am

to the time on my hands

now i don't have to tell anybody

when i'm gonna get back

ever since you went away i've had the sentimental inclination not to change a single thing

as i pull the sheet back on the bed i want to go bury my head in your pillow

now that i'm alone again

i can't stop breaking down again

the simplest things set me off again

take me to that place

where i can find my brave face

where i can find my brave face

my brave

my brave

my brave face

i've been living a lie

unaccustomed as i am

to the work of a housewife

i been breaking up dirty dishes

and been throwing them away

ever since you left i have been trying to compose a baby

Lyric Context: my brave face - costello, elvis