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Nik Kershaw
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Billy is a new man, he does the best he can
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to figure out what it's about and what thehell he's meant to be.
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He does the right thing when expected, nuff
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respect , once in a while he likes a smoke and a joke, just as long as it's P.C.
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And he thinks that he cries at the Movies
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''cause he's in touch with his feminine side
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Sally wants a proud man
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Sally wants a proud man
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Sally wants a proud man
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But she's taken all his pride
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Billy is a new man, at least when she's around,a model father or if needed, he'll
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be mother for the day,
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He watches "Men Behaving Badly" though
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he'll gladly switch it off if she's offended
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he'll pretend it wasn't funny any way
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He's got one face he keeps for his woman
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And one for when he's out with the guys
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Sally wants a true man
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Sally wants a true man
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Sally wants a true man
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But he's living out a lie
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Better go and find an analyst, or something
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time for sorting out his head
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Better go and find a book to read about it
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just like his daddy never did
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And he reads Marie Claire at the Doctors just
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in case there is something he should know
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Sally wants a free man
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Sally wants a free man
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Sally wants a free man
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But she will not let him go
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Billy is confused, he feels abusive and abused
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he's got one hand on an olive branch
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the other on his crotch
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He drives a sensible coupe, he thinks Oasis
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are OK, he drinks non alcoholic lager though
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he'd rather drink a scotch
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And he tries very hard to be happy but there
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are a few little things in the way
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Billy wants a good girl and a bad girl and ablonde girl, and a brunette or a Bond girl and
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a house maid and a teas maid and a Frenchmaid, yes a sex aid, and a Goddess and aconfidante, a wet nurse and an agony aunt,
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a lover, mother, baby sitter, a young girl with a
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pretty face and smart but not too smart to love
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an arsehole, yeah, an arsehole, Billy wants to be
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an arsehole, singin'
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Billy wants it all now
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Billy wants it all now
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Billy wants it all now
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But he's too ashamed to say
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And
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Sally wants a Superman
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Sally wants a Superman
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Sally wants a Superman
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She hasn't got a chance
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