Elvis Costello - Needle Time Lyrics
I wish that I didn't hate youLeast not as much as I doAnd squander all my contempt forA little nothing like youLiars like you are ten-a-pennyWomen would slap you, if you knew anySometimes I feel just like committing a crimeI've got this suitcase of phony wisdom to dispenseThese twenty-seven or so yearsYou'd think I (would have) made them some centsNow they want me fingerprintedLike I was smuggling drugsWhile the government does deals with the most convenient thugsSometimes I feel just like committing a crimeIt's Needle TimeI'm trying not to despise you with a passion that is hard to extinguishOr maybe I really love youAlthough it's hard to distinguishI wish I could beA little more like a saint isForgiving those who trespass against usSometimes I feel just like committing a crimeI started talking nonsense, just like I did to begin withAround the time I tired of those sour EnglishSometimes I feel just like committing a crimeIt's Needle Time