Misfits

Has anybody here seen a chick called dick
He looks real burly but he's really hip
He's six feet tall and his arms are all brown and hairy

Well, he married betty lou back in '65 when you had to be butch to survive
But lately he's been looking at his wife with mixed emotions
You see, he's not a common place closet queen
He shouldn't be hidden, he should be seen
'cos when he puts on that dress
He looks like a princess

The day he came out of the wardrobe
Betty lou got quite a surprise
She didn't know whether she should get angry or not bat an eye
She really couldn't call up her mother
Mama would positively die
Should she go or stay or should she try to get a trial separation

You see, he's not a faggot as you might suppose
He just feels restricted in conventional clothes
'cos when he puts on that dress, he feels like a princess

He's not a dandy, he's only living out a fantasy
He's not a pansy, he's only being what he wants to be
Now his life is rearranged and he's grateful for the change
He's out of the wardrobe and now he's got no regrets

Betty lou didn't know what to do at first
But she's learning how to cope at last
She's got the best of both worlds
And she's really in a state of elation
She says it helps their relationship
She says a change is as good as a rest
And their friends finally coming 'round to their way of thinking
She wears the trousers and smokes the pipe
And he washes up
She helps him wipe
'cos when he puts on that dress
He looks like a princess

He's out of the wardrobe and he's feeling alright
He's out of the wardrobe and he's feeling satisfied
Now it's farewell to the past
The secret's out at last
He's out of the wardrobe and now he's got no regrets

Sitting by my stereo all alone
My baby calls me on the telephone
She says, baby take me out for a dance
I tell my baby i feel so bad
I can't go out and it's making me sad
But when you see me, i know you will understand

I got hay fever, blocking up my head
Hay fever, i ought to be in bed
How can i dance when i can hardly breathe
Wish i could cure this infernal allergy
I got, hay fever blocking up my brain
Hay fever, feel the sinus pains
And all the pills and the powders are in vain
Thought i was cured but here it comes again
It goes ooh-ah

The pollen count's getting higher and higher
My eyes are sore and my nose is on fire
My throat's dry now and i'm starting to perspire
My stuffed up head's killing all of my desire
I got hay fever, you wicked allergy,
Hay fever, you put the curse on me
And i've inhaled every know remedy

I can't stay cool 'cos i'm starting to sneeze
I can't make love when i can't hardly breathe
We start to dance and my nose starts to bleed
There must be a cure for this hay fever
Is there a pill or a powder i can take
I must get a cure, for my romance is at stake

Hey fever, you tore my image down
Hey fever, i must look like a clown
I must have used every tissue in town
I'm running round sniffin' like a hound
It goes ooh-ah

I wanna kiss but i'm sneezin' instead
I can't make love when my head feels like lead
How can i pose when my nose is all red
We should be home, should be tucked up in bed
But i got hay fever
Hay fever

Hay fever
Hay fever
Hay fever

Have you heard about trouble throughout the land
With the fascists and the left wing militants
Out of work executives are killing themselves
And the i.r.a. are killing everybody else
Don't panic, don't lose control
Keep your head, keep ahold
Act normal there's nothing wrong
Stay cool, just carry on

You gotta live life and be yourself
You can't live life for anyone else
You gotta live life that's all you do
Nobody gonna live your life for you

Don't get depressed when you read in the press
About world revolution and social unrest
Try not to panic when you switch on the news
And see crooked politicians and the unemployment queues
It's only life it's really fine
So don't you believe all you read in the headlines
Live life see it through
Carry on it's all you can do

You gotta live life for yourself, can't live for anyone else
You gotta live life, that's all you do
Nobody gonna live their life for you

Extra verse from long version:
Trendy intellectuals always take action,
For every cause that's ever been in fashion.
Weekend revolutionaries protest and sing
Because they're dedicated followers of any old thing.
They got every solution for every revolution.
They live in the slums just like the poor people do
But they'd rather sniff coke instead of glue.
Right-wing fascists beat up the blacks,
Then they salute the union jack.
You can't pretent there's nothing wrong,
It's not the end, so just carry on.

Oh, life's a mother, oh, life's a mother
Oh, life's a mother, oh, life's a mother

You gotta live life for yourself, can't live life for anyone else
You gotta live life, that's all you can do
Nobody gonna live their life for you

Live life, you gotta live life
You gotta live life, you gotta live life

Please call a doctor, i've been so depressed
That i think that i'm finally breakin
I can't quite explain, i can't feel any pain
But i know that this time i'm not fakin
Oh, what can it be, oh, inside of me

I saw my doctor he said man you look sick
He said i think you better do something quick
He checked me over and he said i was fit
What you need is a change, have a shave, find a chic
Your body functions, but your hair's a disgrace
You shouldn't let it hang all over your face
Change your image 'cos you look out of place
Comb your hair, put on weight, try to look up to date
Why don't you put in some permanent waves
You'll look smooth you'll look cool, you'll be laughing
You'll get lots of dates, you'll be made you'll get laid
You'll get out and about, you'll be laughing
Oh, you'll be o.k. once you get those permanent waves,

I was really up but now i'm down once again
I went out walking and it started to rain
My perm washed out it just got flushed down the drain
My neurosis returned, i'm a wreck once again
But wait 'til i get back my permanent waves
I'll be cool, i'll be smooth, i'll be laughing
I'll be all the rage with my permanent waves
And i'll start a new craze, i'll be laughing
Oh, i'll be o.k. once i get my permanent waves

Start a new craze, permanent waves
I'll be all the rage, my permanent waves

Everybody got the right to speak their mind
So don't shoot me for saying mine
Everybody talking about racial equality
'cos everybody's equal in the good lord's eyes
But if i told you that god was black
What would you think of that
I bet you wouldn't believe it

There's a self made prophet living right next to me
He said the black messiah's gonna come and set the whole world free
He looked at me with his evil eye and prophesied
And he really believed it

He said a black messiah is gonna set the world on fire
And he's no liar, 'cos he has truly heard the word
Everybody talking about racial equality
But i'm the only honky living on an all black street
They knock me down 'cos they brown and i white

Everybody got the right to speak their mind
So don't shoot me for saying mine
Everyobody talking about racial equality
You hear everybody talking about equal rights
But white's white, black's black and that's that
And that's the way you should leave it

Don't want no black messiah to come and set the world on fire
A black messiah is gonna come and rule the world
Everybody got to show a little give and take
Everybody got to live with a little less hate
Everybody gotta work it out, we gotta sort it out
Everbody got the right to speak their mind
So don't shoot me for saying mine

In a sheltered place where i viewed the world
And all that it contained
I would see your face in a misty haze
And wish that you were there
Yes i wished that you were there
Darling fool, i was with you all the way
Be as the flower that unfolds with each day

Trust your place in time though you have won and lost
How very much like me you are
When you come to me
Truly, truly trust your heart
Truly, oh truly trust your heart

Why bear malice just let it go
So what of pride it will swallow you whole
Here's to the judge, to the tyrant, and the beast
You keep a knockin' but you can't come in
Truly, truly trust your heart
Truly, truly trust your heart

The moonlight of your soul, fond memories to unfold
Of the days when we were young
Of the love we'd forever hold
Truly, truly trust your heart
Truly, truly trust your heart
I bring thunder, lightning and rain
For those who administer injustice and pain
Comfort the weak and feed the poor
What on earth do we need government for?
Truly, truly trust your heart
Truly, oh truly trust your heart