Sweet Revival

Official lyrics not available. Transcription below is a rough draft, with unclear portions italicized. I used to live the simple life Work a day and save my pay Scared of dying and afraid of living For the reasons I give now, well I hope I've been forgiven I used to stand upon the corner Watch awhile to catch a smile Now I got money in my pockets, got my hands above the table Gonna get back on my feet again now I'm feeling able There's a Sweet Revival, for an early riser And a late arrival for the miser, hear the lies he's told But don't deny me, won't you lay down beside me yeah And sweet survivors, they're going looking for a steady roll I could tell you a story About the home in the valley Got to push a little harder Just to get out of this loser's rally Make believing and false pretending I would trust my friends clean over there and back again Not to stay in one place too long honey You'll be sold and traded Better do some of your living before you get old and jaded I used to try to wonder why Need to know bout the rest though I would promise you a haunted bow But the only time that you got is the time that you got now There's a Sweet Revival, for an early riser And a late arrival for the miser, hear the lies he's told But don't deny me, won't you lay down beside me yeah And sweet survivors, they're going looking for a steady roll And sweet survivors, they're going looking for a steady roll

Sweet Revival (unreleased song) Written by Elvis Costello Performed by Flip City (1975 demo) Only known performance:  November 30, 1975, London, England      (1 known performance)

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• Lyrics

External links

• Flip City -- The True Story