Little Savage - Elvis Costello, The Attractions

I would have waited all my life

(I would have waited all my life)

Just to make love out of something other than spite

But the beauty is the beast you’re baiting

(I would have waited all my life)

Should really be worth the waiting

You do something very special to

Mr. Average

Now the lamb lies with the lion

He’s just a little savage

And so you turn your back on me

(And so you turn your back on me)

And all the hot air that only echoes stale tobacco

You do something very special to

Mr. Average

Now the lamb lies with the lion

He’s just a little savage

Actions speak louder now than words

(Actions speak louder now than words)

By just a fraction

What’s the use of saying I love you

When I’m drinking to distraction?

We save our sanity

(Actions speak louder now than words)

By saying such and such

(Actions speak louder now than words)

After it’s all been discussed

You say you must be touched

You do something very special to

Mr. Average

Now the lamb lies with the lion

He’s just a little savage

Little savage