Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Elvis Costello
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Nick Lowe
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I thought I would go to the sea and shrink down very tiny
And slide inside the telephone wire that runs under the briny
Till I found there is a way
Of crawling to the U.S.A.
[Verse 2]
You had better not go too far
There's one way out, there's only one way
Leave your mother and your father
Crawling to the U.S.A.
[Verse 3]
Saw it late one night on a secret channel
Crawling to the U.S.A.
It's farther on along the tunnel
Crawling to the U.S.A.
It's way beyond the final station
That's the one they never mention
[Verse 4]
You had better not go too far
There's one way out, there's only one way
Leave your mother and your father
Crawling to the U.S.A.
[Verse 5]
You don't have to pay them that much
Crawling to the U.S.A.
You had better bring your lunch
Crawling to the U.S.A.
It's undercover, around the houses
Up your skirt and down your trousers
[Verse 6]
You had better not go too far
There's one way out, there's only one way
Leave your mother and your father
Crawling to the U.S.A.
[Verse 7]
She said, "I catch you taking liberties, and they do not impress me
Attach me to your credit card and then you can undress me"
Everybody is on their knees
Except the Russians and the Chinese
[Verse 8]
You had better not go too far
There's one way out, there's only one way
Leave your mother and your father
Crawling to the U.S.A.
[Verse 9]
Crawling to the U.S.A.
Crawling to the U.S.A.
Crawling to the U.S.A.
Crawling to the U.S.A.
Crawling to the U.S.A.
Crawling to the U.S.A.
Crawling to the U.S.A.
Crawling to the U.S.A.
Crawling to the U.S.A.
Crawling to the U.S.A.
Crawling to the U.S.A.
Crawling to the U.S.A.
Written by: Elvis Costello
