Lyric discussion by jewelsofpaste 

Cover art for Clubland lyrics by Elvis Costello

The long arm of the law slides up the outskirts of town Meanwhile in club land they are ready to pull them down

Wow- for wordplay Elvis pretty much without peer. Hard to beat. The extended metaphors in this song remind me of Shakespeare. Only Dylan or Waits in his class.

@jewelsofpaste Hadn't noticed that one before. Indeed, his wordplay is amazing & often quite witty.