Lyrics
I have a friend
She's just a friend
I tried to comfort and defend
I gave her what you might call advice
But nothing like that comes without a price

The rumor was a cruel surprise
And she dissolved before my eyes
I offered my hand and hers and mine entwined
I thought about back then when I wished that she had been mine

There's no use in shedding any tears
He's no good to you the way he is
He's beyond forgiving and believing
Half of his heart is torn like paper
It's sweet as the syrup from the maple
But that's not the part of him you're leaving

In time they're bound to wonder why
It's just a thrill you can't deny
I offered my shoulder right away
Now people will talk about what I can't say

And yet the whispers still persist
They're getting harder to resist
How am I supposed to stop loving you now I've begun?
And I'm sorry for what I might do more than what I have done

There's no use in shedding any tears
He's no good to you the way he is
He's beyond forgiving and believing
Half of his heart is filled with pain
That's sweet as a lick of sugarcane
But that's not the part of him you're leaving

Love is a many splintered thing
That only cuts roses and ribbons that cling
But that's not the part of him you're leaving

Copyright: BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Writer(s): ELVIS COSTELLO




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That's Not The Part Of Him You're Leaving
Elvis Costello & Larkin Poe - That's Not The Part Of Him You're Leaving - live Munich 2014-10-13
Elvis Costello - That’s Not the Part of Him You’re Leaving - Gramercy Theatre (2/20/2023)
Part of Him You're Leaving (w/Larkin Poe) - Elvis Costello Detour Live @ LBC Santa Rosa, CA 3-29-16
Elvis Costello - That's Not the Part of Him You're Leaving Lyrics
Elvis Costello That's Not The Part Of Him
Elvis Costello & the Imposters THAT'S NOT THE PART OF HIM YOU'RE LEAVING 2/20/23 Gramercy Theatre
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