Discover the story of the song > Watching The Detectives – Elvis Costello

The song is about a man who is enamored with a woman who is watching detectives. He thinks that she is cute, but she seems to enjoy watching the detectives beat up someone until they cry. The man realizes that he is not alone in this situation and that he might be in danger, especially since someone is scratching at the window. Despite this, he finds the whole situation fascinating, resembling his experience of watching detectives on TV.