{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"126 :: How Wrong Can I Be :: A Slow Drag with "Tears Before Bedtime"","description":"Today\u2019s slow drag is with \u201cTears before Bedtime,\u201d from \u201cImperial Bedroom,\u201d released in 1982. The songwriting is credited to Elvis Costello. . . . Show Notes: Appreciation written, produced, and narrated by Remedy Robinson, MA\/MFA Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/slow_drag_remedy\/ Bluesky Social: https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/slowdragwithremedy.com Email: slowdragwithremedy@gmail.com   \u201cElvis Costello Wiki Resource, Podcasts\u201d https:\/\/www.elviscostello.info\/wiki\/index.php?title=Podcasts Transcription: https:\/\/slowdragwithremedy.weebly.com Podcast music by https:\/\/www.fesliyanstudios.com Rate this Podcast: https:\/\/ratethispodcast.com\/slowdrag Slow Drag with Remedy on Amazon Music: https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/1f521a34-2ed9-4bd4-a936-1ad107969046\/slow-drag-with-remedy-an-elvis-costello-appreciation   References: Elvis Costello Wiki Resource, \u201cTears before Bedtime\u201d https:\/\/www.elviscostello.info\/wiki\/index.php?title=Imperial_Bedroom \u201cTears before Bedtime\u201d https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7v_inbXiPLQ   \u201cTears before Bedtime\u201d Alternative version https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wA8uLxyBF9I \u201cGive up The Ghost\u201d meaning https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/to-give-up-the-ghost#:~:text=Definition%20of%20'to%20give%20up%20the%20ghost'&text=If%20someone%20gives%20up%20the,what%20they%20are%20looking%20for. A chorus versus and hook: https:\/\/emastered.com\/blog\/hook-vs-chorus#:~:text=A%20chorus%20is%20usually%20preceded,make%20for%20a%20catchier%20tune. Purchase \u201cThe Most Terrible Time in My Life\u2026Ends Thursday\u201d Listen to the audiobook of \u201cThe Most Terrible Time in My Life\u2026Ends Thursday\u201d for free at: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Kq7n1pN8D1Y "Tears before Bedtime" Lyrics I know the name on the tip of your tongue And I know that accusing look Everybody knows I've been so wrong That's the problem and here's the hook   Chorus: Tears before bedtime There'll be trouble tonight I don't want to talk about it anymore I don't want to have another fight I don't want to talk I don't want to fight How wrong can I be before I am right   For the tears that you boo hoo hoo There can be no defense You say you'll forgive and forget But it's only a pretense   (Chorus)   Either you can leave the past behind Or give me something to disconnect my mind I sleep with my fists clenched tight When I don't lie awake all night I guess time gave up the ghost too late And the balance of our love Very soon turns to hate   Darling your suspiciousness Tortures me at night But I can't excuse the cruel words That I use whenever we fight   (Chorus)   How wrong can I be before I am right   Alternate Version Lyrics I see that strange look in your eyes once again And the name on the tip of your tongue is of a woman and not a man There\u2019ll be tears before bedtime, they\u2019ll be trouble tonight I don\u2019t want to talk about it anymore, oh I don\u2019t want to fight How wrong can I be before I am right?   The pain that I\u2019ve given you there is no defense You say you\u2019ll forgive and forget but it\u2019s only a pretense There\u2019ll be tears before bedtime, they\u2019ll be trouble tonight I don\u2019t want to talk about it anymore, oh I don\u2019t want to fight How wrong can I be before I am right?   Either you can leave the past behind or give me something to discount mind I sleep with my fists clenched tights when I don\u2019t lie awake all night I guess time gave up the ghost too late And the balance of our love Very soon turns to hate   Suspicion and silence still torture my night And the cruel words of anger that run through all our fights They\u2019ll be tears before bedtime, I\u2019ll be trouble tonight I don\u2019t want to talk about it anymore, I don\u2019t want to fight How wrong can I be before I am right? ","author_name":"Slow Drag with Remedy","author_url":"http:\/\/slowdragwithremedy.libsyn.com\/website","html":"