Hiding All Away

You went looking for me, dear
Down by the sea
You found some Iittle silver fish
But you didn't find meI was hidin', dear, hidin' all away
I was hidin', dear, I was hidin' all awayYou went to the museum
And you climbed a spiral stair
You searched for me all among
With a knowledgeable airI was hidden, babe, I was hidin' all away
I was hidden, dear, I was hidin' all awayYou entered the cathedral
When you heard the solemn knell
I was not sitting with the gargoyles
I was not swingin' from the bellI was hidin', dear, I was hidin' all away
I was hidin', dear, I was hidin' all away
Alright thereYou asked an electrician
If he'd seen me 'round his place
He touched you with his fingers
Sent sparks zappin' out your faceI was hidden, dear, I was hidin' all away
I was not there, dear, I was hidin' all awayWell, you went and asked the doctor
To get some advice
Well, he shot you full of Pethidine
And then he went and billed you twiceBut I was hidin', dear, hidin' all away
I was hidin', dear, hidin' all awayYou approached a High Court judge
You thought he'd be on the level
Well, he wrapped a rag around your face
And he beat you with his gavelI was hidin', baby, I was hidin' all away
I was even hidden, dear, I was hidin' all awayYou looked at the local constabulary
They said, he's up to his same old tricks
They leered at you with their baby blues
And rubbed jelly on their sticksI had to get out of there, babe, I was hidin' all away
You better get out of there, dear, I was hiding all away
Alright there, alright thereYou searched through all my poets
From Sappho through to Auden
I saw the book fall from your hands
As you slowly died of boredomI had been there, dear, and I was not there anymore
I had been there, dear, now I'm hiding all awayYou walked into the Hall of Fame
And approached my imitators
Some were stuffin' their faces with caviar
Some were eatin' cold potatoesWell I was hidin', dear, I was hiding all away
I was hidin', dear, I was hiding all awayWell, you asked a famous cook if he'd seen me
He opened his oven wide
Well, he basted you with butter, babe
And he made you crawl insideBut I was not in there, dear, I was hiding all away
I was not in there, dear, I was hiding all awayYou asked the butcher
Who lifted up his cleaver
Stuck his fist up your dress
Said he must've been a maid to leave youBut I had to get away, dear, I was hiding all away
I had to get away, dear, I was hidden all away
Alright thereSome of us, we hide away
Some of us, we don't
Some will live to love another day
And some of us won'tBut we all know there is a law
And that law, it is love
And we all know there is a war comin'
Comin' from aboveThere is a war comin'
There is a war comin'
There is a war comin'
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