Lyrics: Blame It On Cain
Album: My Aim Is True
Artist: Elvis Costello
 
Once upon a time, I had a little money

Government burglars took it along

Before I could mail it to you

Still you are the only one

Now I can’t let it slip away

So if the man with the ticker tape, he tries to take it

Well, this is what I’m gonna say

(CHORUS) Blame it on Cain

Don’t blame it on me

Oh-oh, oh, it’s nobody’s fault

But we need somebody to burn

Well, if I was a saint with a silver cup

And the money got low, we could always heat it up

Or trade it in

But then the radio to heaven will be wired to your purse

And you can run down the waveband

Coast-to-coast, hand in hand

Bad to worse, curse for curse

Don’t be dissatisfied, so if you’re not satisfied

(REPEAT CHORUS)

I think I’ve lived a little too long on the outskirts of town

I think I’m going insane from talking to myself for so long

Oh, but I’ve never been accused

When they step on your face, then wear that good-look grin

I gotta break out one weekend before I do somebody in

But every single time I feel a little stronger

They tell me it’s a crime, well, how much longer?

(REPEAT CHORUS)

Blame it on Cain,

Oh-oh, oh, please don’t blame it on me

It’s nobody’s fault

But it just seems to be his turn