Nothing Clings Like Ivy – Elvis Costello and The ImpostersBy Nothing clings like IvyFrightened by the darkThough she cuts deepIt never leaves a markNo one quite like IvyEver gets it straightWhat she believesShe won’t negotiateAll the words of tendernessThat never quite got throughShe said “You know how young girls areFrom my contempt for you.”Outside in the hollowShe may dare herselfFor there may beA serpent in the grassNothing clings like IvyTrying to scare herselfAnd it may strike orWait for her to passAll the words of tendernessThat she never possessed“So what’s the use of promises?I had my fingers crossed.”All the words of tendernessThat never quite got throughShe said, “I laughed behind your backWhen I told them to you.”Nothing clings like IvyFrightened by the darkThough she cuts deepIt never leaves a mark www.pillowlyrics.com419786497975 88k 20