OUT OF THE WARDROBE
(Ray Davies)



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 ebeing 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

[copyright Davray Music Limited, 1977]