[ti:I Dreamed Of My Old Lover] [ar:Elvis Costello] [al:Secret, Profane And Sugarcane] [00:00.00]Elvis Costello - I Dreamed Of My Old Lover [00:06.00] [00:08.58]I dreamed of my old lover last night [00:14.18]I wonder if I spoke out loud [00:19.93]If by chance my husband overheard [00:26.33]He'd put my face back in the crowd [00:32.15]His eyes were clear and gentle then [00:37.90]He'd kiss the worries from my brow [00:43.38]I long to fall to sleep again [00:50.22]And I wonder how he would look now [00:55.85]Would our kids grow stubborn or grow strong [01:01.42]Would their limbs bronze insult to the sun [01:07.31]I wonder how it feels but then [01:14.23]I rarely dream of anyone [01:19.74]In the songs of shame and tales of dread [01:26.55]Where they seal the lovers lips with lead [01:32.49]And all the vines wind through their eyes [01:38.25]But no one knows this passion now [01:45.07]But no one knows this passion now [01:51.66]So I keep this fancy to myself [01:57.67]I keep my lipstick twisted tight [02:15.96][02:03.46]I long to fall to sleep again [02:22.64][02:10.14]'Cos I dreamed of my old lover last night [02:29.86]