Byline
Elvis Costello
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I read by line by line by line Some words of yours, some words of mine Some sentiments are best forgot Some letters read then folded shut The profile on a postage stamp I traced it by my reading lamp Remembered when I'd sit in wait Then marked our parting from that date I read by line by line by line That old sarcastic Valentine That you denied you'd sent to me Then took it back It's a thought that we shared, a careless phrase A curse or a joke, some words of praise But I didn't write Did you wonder why? It was the easiest way to say, "Goodbye" You'll see my photo beside the article "That's just some guy I used to know I was never his He was always mine But I wrote him off by line by line" By line by line by line by line by line by line By line by line
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Written by: Elvis Costello
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