Veronica (Elvis Costello)

I had thought that Time was a fast old train; but here we learn that Time is that which it does laugh above (by strange coincidence, the working title of "A Hole is to Dig" ). I wish "Veronica" had translated to "Veronika" but the spelling with a C is a perfectly respectable Russian name, as I learned from the perfectly respectable sites I found by googling "russian women"

It everything in that dear, small head of yours?
It does go further into the place in the darkness?
Kindly, she did use to know: girl
And I will swear that her name was "Veronica"
Good it was -- used to have carefree reason, her
And sensitive view in her eye
These days, I, it was frightened -- not even it was assured --
If its name will be "Veronica"

You, you do assume, then hands on the eyes,
Veronica dispatches to hide?
And completely time, is which
It does laugh above on those:
They do shout its name,
They do steal its clothing.
Veronica, Veronica

Days -- they did drag by? Benevolences -- wane?
It did roam downward from the town, completely time?
Will is which you do spill from your dream,
With the wolf on the door,
Reaching outside for Veronica

Kindly it was, all of sixty-five years ago
When peace was street where it veins
And the young person sailed aboard the ship in the sea
With image: Veronica

On "Empress India"
And as it did shut its eyes on the peace,
She did select on bones, last week's news,
Was -- which it did have a talk -- its name out of loud again

You, you do assume, then hands on the eyes,
Veronica dispatches to hide?
And completely time, is which
It does laugh above on those:
They do shout its name,
They do steal its clothing.
Veronica, Veronica

Veronica, it sits in its most favorite chair
And it sits very quietly and still
They, cause by its name, they never they obtain to right
And if they make after this, no one another will,
Then but she used to have its carefree reason,
With, devilishly, the view in its eye
To speak, "You can call me that, you is which you love,
but my name will be Veronica"

You, you do assume, then hands on the eyes,
Veronica dispatches to hide?
And completely time, is which
It does laugh above on those:
They do shout its name,
They do steal its clothing.
Veronica, Veronica
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, Veronica