Elvis Costello - Black And White World

Get Happy!! / 1980-03-01 1. 5ive Gears In Reverse 2. Beaten To The Punch 3. Black And White World 4. B Movie 5. Clowntime Is Over 6. Clowntime Is Over No. 2 7. Dr. Luther's Assistant 8. Getting Mighty Crowded 9. Ghost Train 10. Girls Talk 11. High Fidelity 12. Hoover Factory 13. Human Touch 14. I Can't Stand Up For 15. I Stand Accused 16. Just A Memory 17. King Horse 18. Love For Tender 19. Men Called Uncle 20. Motel Matches 21. New Amsterdam 22. Opportunity 23. Possession 24. Riot Act 25. Secondary Modern 26. So Young 27. Temptation 28. The Imposter

Black And White World

I was looking at the black and white world
It seemed so exciting
If you'd only put me back to back with that girl
When the night's inviting
With just a little lighting
There'll never be days like that again
When I was just a boy and men were men
You never go from moment to moment
You're the living double of a single fiction
You're very colourful with your compliments
As you feel the finger's friction
It's a freeze-frame
Still it's real life
You don't want to look
Cause you've seen the film and you've read the book

I was looking at the black and white world
Trying to name some pin-up
Those days she was just a beautiful girl
Now she's framed and hung up
I thought she was young
Up until I saw her last night in close detail
Though they all fade away when you're so pale
It's more than just a physical attraction
It starts with a face and ends up a fixation
But you're never gonna feel a fraction
Of the way it used to work on your imagination
When you were looking at the black and white world...