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Ray Davies
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Don't be fooled by appearances,
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It only shows what the world already knows
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Don't rely on the physical evidence
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Of what the x-ray pictures show
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Because inside every straight upright citizen a tormented
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Emotionally impaired psycologically damaged personality resides
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And beside every crooked man stands an angel with wings
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And the spirit can do truly wonderous things
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As I watch the hump-backed man hobble down the high street
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I say a silent prayer for myself
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I was taken to the local doctor
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For a consultation about my physical health
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I heard him ask about my family - history
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"You see, Mrs. Davies, it might be hereditary. Yes it might"
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Maybe think about my family, 'cause socially could be
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"You were a physical deformity"
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'Cos the world only sees what it believes and is revealed in the x-ray
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It only knows what it knows, photographs, video and the printed word
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Yes/But there is more in this heaven on earth
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Than (what)/(what those scientists now and) is revealed on/in the x-ray
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Ev'ry morning I got up and looked in the mirror to see if the hump had
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Appeared on my back. To my disappointment I was not a freak.
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You see, maybe there'd be side benefits to become in a cripple,
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Side benefits like prioroty seating at football matches. And I thought
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"If I'm gonna be a cripple, I'll go all the way"
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They could photograph reality,
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But they can't picture your fantasy
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'Cos the world only sees what it believes and is revealed in the x-ray
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It only knows what it knows, photographs, video and the printed word
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Yes/But there is more in this heaven on earth
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Than (what)/(what those scientists now and) is revealed on/in the x-ray
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'Cos the world only sees what it believes and is revealed in the x-ray
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It only knows what it knows, photographs, video and the printed word
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Yes/But there is more in this heaven on earth
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Than (what)/(what those scientists now and) is revealed on/in the x-ray
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