Less Than Zero [”Dallas version,” live] Elvis Costello

[STAGE BANTER]

ELVIS: This is called "Less Than Zero!"


[SONG BEGINS]

Jenny takes her clothes off in succession
While her husband rides a bumper in the president's procession
Sees him on the screen as she looks up from giving head
When he's had enough of that, her lover throws her on the bed
To teach her she's alive
And suddenly, he's dead

Turn up the TV
No one listening will suspect
Even your mother won't detect it
So your fathеr won't know
They think that I got no respect
But еverything means less than zero

Hey! Hey! Hey!

Calling Mister Oswald, calling anyone at the scene
If you were taking home movies, there's a chance you might've seen him
There's a thousand variations, every witness in a file
But Jenny puts on some coffee, and she comes back with a smile
She says, "I hear that South America is coming into style"