Hiding All Away

You went looking for nur, dear,Down by the seaYou found some Iittle silver fishBut you didn't find meI was hiding, dear, hiding all wayYou went to the museumYou climbed a spiral stairYou searched for me all amongThe knowledgeable airI was hidden, babe, hiding all awayI was hidden, dear, hiding all awayYou entered the cathedralWhen you heard the solemn knellI was not sitting with the gargoylesI was not swinging from the hellI was hiding, dear, I was hiding all awayYou asked an electricianIf he'd seen me round his placeHe touched you with his fingersSent sparks zapping out your faceI was hidden, dear, hiding all awayI was not there, dear, hiding all awayYou went and asked your doctorTo get some adviceHe shot you full of PethidineAnd then he billed you twiceBut I was hiding, dear, hiding all awayYou approached a high court judgeYou thought he'd be on the levelHe wrapped a rag around your faceAnd beat you with his gavelI was hiding, habe, hiding all awayI was hidden, dem, hiding all awayYou asked at the local constabularyThey said, he's up to his same old tricksThey leered at you with their baby bluesAnd rubbed jelly on their sticksI had to get out of there, babe, hiding all awayI had to get out of there, dear, hiding all awayYou searched through all my poetsFrom Sappho through to AudenI saw the book fall from your handsAs you slowly died of boredomI had been there, dear,But I was not there anymoreI had been there, now I'm hiding all wayYou walked into the ball of fameAnd approached my imitatorsSome were stuffing their faces with caviarSome were eating cold potatoesI was hiding, dear, hiding all awayYou asked a famous cook if he'd seen meHe opened his oven wideHe basted you with butter, babeAnd made you crawl insideI was not in there, dear, hiding all awayYou asked the butcherWho lifted up his cleaverStuck his fist up your dressSaid he must've been mad to leave youBut I had to get away, dear, hiding all awayI had to get away, dear, I was hidden all awaySome of us we hide awaySome of us we don'tSome will live to love another dayAnd some of us won'tBut we all know there is a lawAnd that law, it is loveAnd we all know there's a war comingComing from aboveThere is a war coming