[00:00.00]Beaten To The Punch - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
[00:06.91]You say that you can and
[00:08.34]Then you run to get your mummy
[00:09.78]And you're almost beaten to the punch
[00:13.53]Looking for the man
[00:14.78]Who sold you the dummy
[00:16.42]And you're almost beaten to the punch
[00:20.15]Laughing at the older guys
[00:21.81]Who say it's just as well
[00:23.40]Saved by the wedding bell
[00:24.80]Almost beaten to the punch
[00:32.96]You're looking for somebody new
[00:34.37]That you can knock about
[00:35.61]You are almost beaten to the punch
[00:39.30]If you've got a head for figures
[00:40.68]Then you'd better count me out
[00:42.54]You were almost beaten to the punch
[00:45.98]You pulled the peace
[00:46.81]But you soon called it love
[00:48.64]You go hand in glove
[00:50.95]Almost beaten to the punch
[00:55.60]Your body speaks so much
[00:57.02]Louder than your voice
[00:59.21]You let it do the talking
[01:00.90]So I don't have any choice
[01:08.57]Now you find the younger guys
[01:09.82]Are putting up resistance
[01:11.37]And you're almost beaten to the punch
[01:14.83]You better get out now because
[01:16.14]You'll never go the distance
[01:17.81]And you're almost beaten to the punch
[01:21.21]You'll find a girl and
[01:22.40]You'll promise her anything
[01:24.29]Even a wedding ring
[01:25.70]Almost beaten to the punch
[01:29.38]Almost beaten to the punch
[01:32.43]Almost beaten to the punch
[01:35.62]Almost beaten to the punch
[01:38.75]Almost beaten to the punch