Hiding All Away

You went looking for me, dear Down by the sea You found some Iittle silver fish But you didn't find me I was hidin', dear, hidin' all away I was hidin', dear, I was hidin' all away You went to the museum And you climbed a spiral stair You searched for me all among With a knowledgeable air I was hidden, babe, I was hidin' all away I was hidden, dear, I was hidin' all away You entered the cathedral When you heard the solemn knell I was not sitting with the gargoyles I was not swingin' from the bell I was hidin', dear, I was hidin' all away I was hidin', dear, I was hidin' all away Alright there You asked an electrician If he'd seen me 'round his place He touched you with his fingers Sent sparks zappin' out your face I was hidden, dear, I was hidin' all away I was not there, dear, I was hidin' all away Well, you went and asked the doctor To get some advice Well, he shot you full of Pethidine And then he went and billed you twice But I was hidin', dear, hidin' all away I was hidin', dear, hidin' all away You approached a High Court judge You thought he'd be on the level Well, he wrapped a rag around your face And he beat you with his gavel I was hidin', baby, I was hidin' all away I was even hidden, dear, I was hidin' all away You looked at the local constabulary They said, he's up to his same old tricks They leered at you with their baby blues And rubbed jelly on their sticks I had to get out of there, babe, I was hidin' all away You better get out of there, dear, I was hiding all away Alright there, alright there You searched through all my poets From Sappho through to Auden I saw the book fall from your hands As you slowly died of boredom I had been there, dear, and I was not there anymore I had been there, dear, now I'm hiding all away You walked into the Hall of Fame And approached my imitators Some were stuffin' their faces with caviar Some were eatin' cold potatoes Well I was hidin', dear, I was hiding all away I was hidin', dear, I was hiding all away Well, you asked a famous cook if he'd seen me He opened his oven wide Well, he basted you with butter, babe And he made you crawl inside But I was not in there, dear, I was hiding all away I was not in there, dear, I was hiding all away You asked the butcher Who lifted up his cleaver Stuck his fist up your dress Said he must've been a maid to leave you But I had to get away, dear, I was hiding all away I had to get away, dear, I was hidden all away Alright there Some of us, we hide away Some of us, we don't Some will live to love another day And some of us won't But we all know there is a law And that law, it is love And we all know there is a war comin' Comin' from above There is a war comin' There is a war comin' There is a war comin' ...