dr luther s assistant

Elvis Costello

Everything seems so tranquil
Home movies with no subtitles
Don t you wish you knew what they were sayin
When the film keeps playin , playin ?

Oh, he s Doctor Luther s assistant
He ll close in when he seems so distant
Doctor Luther s assistant
He ll get on top of you when you lower your resistance

Some say he is just a lackey
Changing words while the ink is still tacky
He s absolutely indispensable
He keeps the other boys in suspense

Oh, he s Doctor Luther s assistant
He ll close in when he seems so distant
Doctor Luther s assistant
He ll get on top of you when you lower your resistance

Luther is locked in a broken-down cinema
Watches his wife with his video camera
Sees his best boy makin her grin
Out of the kitchen, she s gone with the wind

Oh, Doctor Luther s assistant
He ll close in, when he seems so distant
Doctor Luther s assistant