Released: May 8, 1989
Songwriter: Paul McCartney Elvis Costello
Producer: Paul McCartney Mitchell Froom Neil Dorfsman
[Intro]
My brave, my brave
My brave face
[Verse 1]
I've been living in style
Unaccustomed as I am
To the luxury life
I've been hitting the town
And it didn't hit back
[Verse 2]
I've been doing the rounds
Unaccustomed as I am
To the time on my hands
Now I don't have to tell anybody
When I'm gonna get back
[Pre-Chorus]
Ever since you went away
I've had this sentimental inclination
Not to change a single thing
As I pull the sheet back on the bed
I wanna go bury my head in your pillow
[Chorus]
Now that I'm alone again
I can't stop breaking down again
The simplest things set me off again
And take me to that place
Where I can't find my brave face
Where I can't find my brave face
My brave, my brave, my brave face
My brave face
[Verse 3]
Well, I've been living a lie
Unaccustomed as I am
To the work of a housewife
I've been breaking up
Dirty dishes and been throwing them away
[Pre-Chorus]
Ever since you left I have been trying to
Compose a "Baby, will you please come home?" note
Meant for you
As I clear away another
Untouched T.V. dinner
From the table I laid for two
[Chorus]
Now that I'm alone again
I can't stop breaking down again
The simplest things set me off again
And take me to that place
Where I can't find my brave face
Where I can't find my brave face
My brave, my brave, my brave face
My brave face
My brave, my brave
My brave face
[Verse 1]
I've been living in style
Unaccustomed as I am
To the luxury life
I've been hitting the town
And it didn't hit back
[Verse 2]
I've been doing the rounds
Unaccustomed as I am
To the time on my hands
Now I don't have to tell anybody
When I'm gonna get back
[Pre-Chorus]
Ever since you went away
I've had this sentimental inclination
Not to change a single thing
As I pull the sheet back on the bed
I wanna go bury my head in your pillow
[Chorus]
Now that I'm alone again
I can't stop breaking down again
The simplest things set me off again
And take me to that place
Where I can't find my brave face
Where I can't find my brave face
My brave, my brave, my brave face
My brave face
[Verse 3]
Well, I've been living a lie
Unaccustomed as I am
To the work of a housewife
I've been breaking up
Dirty dishes and been throwing them away
[Pre-Chorus]
Ever since you left I have been trying to
Compose a "Baby, will you please come home?" note
Meant for you
As I clear away another
Untouched T.V. dinner
From the table I laid for two
[Chorus]
Now that I'm alone again
I can't stop breaking down again
The simplest things set me off again
And take me to that place
Where I can't find my brave face
Where I can't find my brave face
My brave, my brave, my brave face
My brave face
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