A Well Respected Man

R. D. Davies / the Kinks (1965)

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		'Cause he	gets up	in the	morning, and he	goes to	work at	nine.

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And he	comes back	home at	five thirty, gets the	same train	every	time

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'Cause his	world is	built on	punctuali-	ty it	never	fails

And his mother goes to meetings while his father pulls the maid.

And she stirs the tea with councilors while discussing foreign trade.

And she passes looks as well as Bill's at every suave young man.

And he likes his own backyard, and he likes his fags the best,

'Cause he's better than the rest, and his arm sweat smells the best,

And he hopes to grab his father's loot when big foot passes on.

And he plays at stocks and shares, and he goes to the regatta.

He adores the girl next door 'cause he's dying to get at her,

But his mother knows the best about the matrimonial stakes.