elvis costello-come the meantimes Lyrics

what are you going to say to me?
will you be betraying me?
come the meantimes
will you be deceiving me?
and beyond believing in me?
come the meantimes
he came back
and nobody blinked
he came back
at least i think that he did
he came back
and he ran and he hid
and he muttered and moaned
and said let’s go get stoned” will you be denying me? will you still come crying to me come the meantimes are you still obeying me? will you still be praying to me? come the meantimes will you sit in judgment then? be the first one to condemn come the meantimes now you’ve got nobody else to blame and trouble remembering my name will you still be cursing me come my anniversary come the meantimes he came back and they followed and failed he came back he got hammered and nailed he came back and he wandered alone they said let’s gather some stones and make them atone now i’m in a hall of mirrors with my secret thoughts and terrors come the meantimes and i’m drinking to your health find i’m only talking to myself come the meantimes he came back and nobody blinked he came back at least i think that he did he came back then he ran and he hid and he muttered and moaned and said “let’s go get stoned” blossoms fragrant opening poppies full of opium come the meantimes phony prophets offer hope that’s a different kind of dope come the meantimes right now! right now! right now! gather some stones and make them atone come the meantimes come the meantimes”