: :SONG: Brilliant Mistake :Elvis Costello : :Intro : : : :G :He thought he was the King of America : :Where they pour Coca Cola just like vintage wine : :Now I try hard not to become hysterical : :But I'm not sure if I am laughing or crying : :I wish that I could push a button : :And talk in the past and not the present tense :C :And watch this hurtin' feeling disappear : :Like it was common sense : :It was a fine idea at the time : :Now it's a brilliant mistake : : : :She said that she was working for the ABC News :It was as much of the alphabet as she knew how to use :Her perfume was unspeakable :It lingered in the air :Like her artificial laughter :Her mementos of affairs :"Oh" I said "I see you know him" :"Isn't that very fortunate for you" :And she showed me his calling card :He came third or fourth and there were more than one or two :He was a fine idea at the time :Now he's a brilliant mistake : :He thought he was the King of America :But it was just a boulevard of broken dreams :A trick they do with mirrors and with chemicals :The words of love in whispers :And the axe of love in screams :I wish that I could push a button :And talk in the past and not the present tense :And watch this lovin' feeling disappear :Like it was common sense :I was a fine idea at the time :Now I'm a brilliant mistake : : :
