12 Elaine

Written by: (B. Andersson / B. Ulvaeus)

You hate
you scream
you swear
and still you never reach ’em
you curse
you try to scare
but you can never teach ’em
it’s a dead end street
they tie your hands
and tie your feet
and the street is narrow
a nowhere lane
a nowhere train for
Elaine, Elaine, Elaine

Elaine, Elaine, Elaine
you know they’re gonna get you
you try to break away
but they will never let you
it’s a dead end street
they tie your hands
and tie your feet
and the street is narrow
a nowhere lane
a nowhere train for

Elaine, Elaine, Elaine
you’re like a goldfish in a bowl
Elaine, Elaine, Elaine
they have your mind
they’ll take your soul

You come
you stay
you go
it really doesn’t matter
you’ve done it all before
by now they know the pattern
it’s a dead end street
they tie your hands
and tie your feet
and the street is narrow
a nowhere lane
a nowhere train for

Elaine, Elaine, Elaine
you’re like a goldfish in a bowl
Elaine, Elaine, Elaine
they have your mind
they’ll take your soul

Nowhere to go
you know they’re gonna get you
nowhere to go
you know they’ll never let you

It’s a dead end street
they tie your hands
and tie your feet
and the street is narrow
a nowhere lane
a nowhere train for

Elaine, Elaine, Elaine
you’re like a goldfish in a bowl
Elaine, Elaine, Elaine
they have your mind
they’ll take your soul

Nowhere to go
you know they’re gonna get you
nowhere to go
you know they’ll never let you

© Copyright 1980 for the world by Universal/Union Songs AB, Stockholm, Sweden. All rights reserved

Read next
13 Should I Laugh Or Cry

Sign up

The ABBA Quiz is for all ABBA fans who want to test their knowledge of ABBA’s rich history and achievements. Join our friendly competition, learn new things about the band and share your score with your friends.

Already have an account? Log in

Forgot password

Enter the e-mail you created your account with and we’ll send you a link for a new password.

You have signed out

Were happy to have you back soon.

Log back in again?

Delete account

Delete your account by entering your email and password in the fields below.

< Back to update profile

Update profile


Delete account