Artist: The Who Album: Meaty Beaty Big And Bouncy {1971}

Got a feeling inside - can't explain
It's a certain kind - can't explain
I feel hot and cold - can't explain
Yeah, down in my soul, yeah - can't explain
I said - can't explain
I'm feeling good now, yeah, but - can't explain

Dizzy in the head and I'm feeling blue
The things you've said, well, maybe they're true
I'm gettin' funny dreams again and again
I know what it means, but

Can't explain, I think it's love
Try to say it to you when I feel blue
But I can't explain - can't explain
Yeah, hear what I'm saying, girl - can't explain

Dizzy in the head and I'm feeling bad
The things you've said have got me real mad
I'm gettin' funny dreams again and again
I know what it means, but

Can't explain, I think it's love
Try to say it to you when I feel blue
But I can't explain - can't explain
Forgive me one more time, now - can't explain

I said I can't explain, yeah
You drive me out of my mind
Yeah, I'm the worrying kind, babe
I said I can't explain

I don't mind other guys dancing with my girl
That's fine, I know them all pretty well
But I know sometimes I must get out in the light
Better leave her behind with the kids, they're alright
The kids are alright

Sometimes I feel I gotta get away
Bells chime, I know I got to get away
And I know if I don't I'll go out of my mind
Better leave her behind with the kids, they're alright
The kids are alright

I know if I go things'll be a lot better for her
I had things planned but her folks wouldn't let her

I don't mind other guys dancing with my girl
That's fine, I know them all pretty well
But I know sometimes I must get out in the light
Better leave her behind with the kids, they're alright
The kids are alright

Sometimes I feel I gotta get away
Bells chime, I know I gotta get away
And I know if I don't I'll go out of my mind
Better leave her behind with the kids, they're alright
The kids are alright
The kids are alright
The kids are alright

Happy Jack wasn't old but he was a man
He lived in the sand at the Isle Of Man
The kids would all sing, he would take the wrong key
So they rode on his head in their furry donkey

The kids couldn't hurt Jack
They tried and tried and tried
They dropped things on his back
They lied and lied and lied and lied and lied

But they couldn't stop Jack or the water's lapping
And they couldn't prevent Jack from feeling happy
But they couldn't stop Jack or the water's lapping
And they couldn't prevent Jack from feeling happy

Kids couldn't hurt Jack
They tried and tried and tried
They dropped things on his back
They lied and lied and lied and lied and lied

But they couldn't stop Jack or the water's lapping
And they couldn't prevent Jack from feeling happy

I saw ya

I know you've deceived me, now here's a surprise
I know that you have cos there's magic in my eyes
I can see for miles and miles
And miles and miles and miles, oh yeah

If you think that I don't know about the little tricks you play
And never see you when deliberately you put things in my way
Well, here's a poke at you, you're gonna choke on it too
You're gonna lose that smile because all the while

I can see for miles and miles
I can see for miles and miles
I can see for miles and miles
And miles and miles and miles, oh yeah

You took advantage of my trust in you when I was so far away
I saw you holding lots of other guys and now you've got the nerve to say
That you still want me, well, that's as may be
But you gotta stand trial because all the while

I can see for miles and miles
I can see for miles and miles
I can see for miles and miles
And miles and miles and miles, oh yeah

I know you've deceived me, now here's a surprise
I know that you have cos there's magic in my eyes
I can see for miles and miles
And miles and miles and miles, oh yeah

The Eiffel Tower and the Taj Mahal are mine to see on clear days
You thought that I would need a crystal ball to see right through the haze
Well, here's a poke at you, you're gonna choke on it too
You're gonna lose that smile because all the while

I can see for miles and miles
I can see for miles and miles
I can see for miles and miles
And miles and miles and miles
And miles and miles and miles

I can see for miles and miles
I can see for miles and miles
I can see for miles and miles
I can see for miles and miles
I can see for miles and miles
I can see for miles and miles
I can see for miles and miles
I can see for miles and miles

I used to wake up in the morning
I used to feel so bad
I got so sick of having sleepless nights
I went and told my dad

He said, "Son, now here's some little something."
And stuck them on my wall
And now my nights ain't quite so lonely
In fact, I, I don't feel bad at all
I don't feel bad at all

Pictures of Lily made my life so wonderful
Pictures of Lily helped me sleep at night
Pictures of Lily solved my childhood problem
Pictures of Lily helped me feel alright
Pictures of Lily - Lily, oh, Lily
Lily, oh, Lily, pictures of Lily

And then one day things weren't quite so fine
I fell in love with Lily
I asked my dad where Lily I could find
He said, "Son, now don't be silly
She's been dead since nineteen-twenty-nine."
Oh, how I cried that night
If only I'd been born in Lily's time
It would've been alright

Pictures of Lily made my life so wonderful
Pictures of Lily helped me sleep at night
For me and Lily are together in my dreams
And I ask you, "Hey mister, have you ever seen pictures of Lily?"

People try to put us down - talkin' bout my generation
Just because we get around - talkin' bout my generation
Things they do look awful cold - talkin' bout my generation
I hope I die before I get old - talkin' bout my generation

This is my generation
This is my generation, baby

Why don't you all fade away - talkin' bout my generation
And don't try to dig what we all say - talkin' bout my generation
I'm not trying to cause a big sensation - talkin' bout my generation
I'm just talkin' bout my generation - talkin' bout my generation

My generation
This is my generation, baby

Why don't you all fade away - talkin' bout my generation
And don't try to dig what we all say - talkin' bout my generation
I'm not trying to cause a big sensation - talkin' bout my generation
I'm just talkin' bout my generation - talkin' bout my generation

This is my generation
This is my generation, baby
My, my, gen-generation
My, my, my, my generation

People try to put us down - talkin' bout my generation
Just because we get around - talkin' bout my generation
Things they do look awful cold - talkin' bout my generation
Yeah, I hope I die before I get old - talkin' bout my generation

This is my generation
This is my generation, baby
My, my, my, my generation

Talkin' about my generation, my generation
This is my generation, baby
This is my generation, this is my generation
This is my generation, this is my generation

I've looked under chairs, I've looked under tables
I've tried to find the key to fifty million fables
They call me The Seeker, I've been searching low and high
I won't get to get what I'm after till the day I die

I asked Bobby Dylan, I asked The Beatles
I asked Timothy Leary but he couldn't help me either
They call me The Seeker, I've been searching low and high
I won't get to get what I'm after till the day I die

People tend to hate me cos I never smile
As I ransack their homes they want to shake my hand
Focusing on nowhere, investigating miles
I'm a seeker, I'm a really desperate man

I won't get to get what I'm after till the day I die

I learned how to raise my voice in anger
Yeah, but look at my face, ain't this a smile
I'm happy when life's good and when it's bad I cry
I've got values but I don't know how or why

I'm looking for me, you're looking for you
We're looking at other and we don't know what to do
They call me The Seeker, I've been searching low and high
I won't get to get what I'm after till the day I die

I can go anyway, way I choose
I can live anyhow, win or lose
I can go anywhere for something new
Anyway, anyhow, anywhere I choose

I can do anything, right or wrong
I can talk anyhow and get along
Don't care anyway, I never lose
Anyway, anyhow, anywhere I choose

Nothing gets in my way, not even locked doors
Don't follow the lines that been laid before
I get along anyway I dare anyway, anyhow, anywhere

I can go anyway, way I choose
I can live anyhow, win or lose
I do anything for something new
Anyway, anyhow, anywhere I choose

Anyway, anyway I choose, yeah
Anyway I wanna go, way I wanna go
Do it myself, do it myself
Way I choose, way I choose, way I choose
Way I choose, way I choose, way I choose
Way I choose, way I choose, way I choose

Ever since I was a young boy I've played the silver ball
From Soho down to Brighton, I must've played 'em all
But I ain't seen nothing like him in any amusement hall
That deaf, dumb and blind kid sure plays a mean pinball

He stands like a statue, becomes part of the machine
Feeling all the bumpers, always playing clean
Plays by intuition, the digit counters fall
That deaf, dumb and blind kid sure plays a mean pinball

He's a pinball wizard, there has to be a twist
A pinball wizard's, got such a supple wrist

How do you think he does it - I don't know
What makes him so good

Ain't got no distractions, can't hear no buzzers and bells
Don't see no lights a-flashin', plays by sense of smell
Always gets the replay, never seen him fall
That deaf, dumb and blind kid sure plays a mean pinball

I thought I was the Bally table king
But I just handed my pinball crown to him

Even on my favorite table he can beat my best
His disciples lead him in and he just does the rest
He's got crazy flipper fingers, never seen him fall
That deaf, dumb and blind kid sure plays a mean pinball

I told you why I changed my mind
I got bored by playing with time
I know you thought you had me nailed
But I've freed my head from your garden rails

Now it's a legal matter, baby
You got me on the run
It's a legal matter, baby
A legal matter from now on

My mind's lost in a household fog
Wedding gowns and catalogs
Kitchen furnishings and houses
Maternity clothes and baby's trousers

It's a legal matter, baby
Marryin's no fun
It's a legal matter, baby
A legal matter from now on

I told you why I changed my mind
I got bored by playing with time
I know you thought you had me nailed
Well, I freed my head from your garden rails

Now it's a legal matter, baby
You got me on the run
It's a legal matter, baby
A legal matter from now on

You ain't the first and you ain't the last
I gain and lose my women fast
I never want to make them cry
I just get bored, don't ask me why
Just wanna keep doing all the dirty little things I do
And not work all day in an office just to bring my money back to you
Sorry, baby

Look, he's crawling up my wall
Black and hairy, very small
Now he's up above my head
Hanging by a little thread
Boris the spider
Boris the spider

Now he's dropped onto the floor
Heading for the bedroom door
Maybe he's as scared as me
Where's he gone now, I can't see
Boris the spider
Boris the spider

Creepy, crawly, creepy, crawly
Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly
Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly
Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly
Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly

There he is wrapped in a ball
Doesn't seem to move at all
Perhaps he's dead, I'll just make sure
Pick this book up off the floor
Boris the spider
Boris the spider

Creepy, crawly, creepy, crawly
Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly
Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly
Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly
Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly

He's come to a sticky end - creepy, crawly
Don't think he will ever mend - creepy, crawly
Never more will he crawl round - creepy, crawly
He's embedded in the ground - creepy, crawly
Boris the spider
Boris the spider

Every day I get in the queue - too much, the Magic Bus
To get on the bus that takes me to you - too much, the Magic Bus
I'm so nervous, I just sit and smile - too much, the Magic Bus
Your house is only another mile - too much, the Magic Bus
Thank you, driver, for getting me here - too much, the Magic Bus
You'll be an inspector, have no fear - too much, the Magic Bus
I don't want to cause no fuss - too much, the Magic Bus
But can I buy your Magic Bus - too much, the Magic Bus
No

I don't care how much I pay - too much, the Magic Bus
I wanna drive my bus to my baby each day - too much, the Magic Bus

I want it, I want it, I want it, I want it, I want it
You can't have it
I want it, I want it, I want it, I want it, I want it

Thruppence and sixpence every day
Just to drive to my baby
Thruppence and sixpence each day
Cos I drive my baby every way

Magic Bus, Magic Bus, Magic Bus, Magic Bus, Magic Bus, oh, oh, oh
Magic Bus, oh, oh, oh, Magic Bus, Magic Bus
I want the Magic Bus, I want the Magic Bus, I want the Magic Bus

I said, now I got my Magic Bus - too much, the Magic Bus
I said, now I got my Magic Bus - too much, the Magic Bus
I drive my baby every way - too much, the Magic Bus
Each time I go a different way - too much, the Magic Bus
I want it, I want it, I want it, I want it
I want it, I want it, I want it, I want it, I want it

Every day you'll see the dust - too much, the Magic Bus
As I drive my baby in my Magic Bus - too much, the Magic Bus
Magic Bus

You think we look pretty good together
You think my shoes are made of leather
I'm a substitute for another guy
I look pretty tall but my heels are high
The simple things you see are all complicated
Look bloody young, but I'm just back-dated, yeah

Substitute your lies for fact
I see right through your plastic mac
I look all white but my dad was black
My fine looking suit is really made out of sack

I was born with a plastic spoon in my mouth
North side of my town faced east and the east was facing south
Now you dare to look me in the eye
Those crocodile tears are what you cry
It's a genuine problem, you won't try
To work it out at all you just pass it by, pass it by

Substitute me for him
Substitute my coke for gin
Substitute you for my mum
At least I'll get my washing done

I'm a substitute for another guy
I look pretty tall but my heels are high
The simple things you see are all complicated
I look pretty young, but I'm just back-dated, yeah

I was born with a plastic spoon in my mouth
The north side of my town faced east and the east was facing south
And now you dare to look me in the eye
Those crocodile tears are what you cry
It's a genuine problem, you won't try
To work it out at all, just pass it by, pass it by

Substitute me for him
Substitute my coke for gin
Substitute you for my mum
At least I'll get my washing done
Substitute your lies for fact
I see right through your plastic mac
I look all white but my dad was black
My fine looking suit is really made out of sack

One girl was called Jean Marie
One little girl was called Felicity
Another little girl was Sally Joy
The other was me and I'm a boy

My name is Bill and I'm a head case
They practice making up on my face
I feel lucky if I get trousers to wear
Spend days just taking hairpins from my hair

I'm a boy, I'm a boy
But my mother won't admit it
I'm a boy, I'm a boy
But if I say I am I get it

Get your frock on, Jean Marie
Plait your hair, Felicity
Paint your nails little Sally Joy
Put this wig on, little boy

I'm a boy, I'm a boy
But my ma won't admit it
I'm a boy, I'm a boy
But if I say I am I get it

Help me wash up, Jean Marie
You can dry, Felicity
Sack the dishes, Sally Joy
Behind those scrub those little boy

I'm a boy, I'm a boy
But my ma won't admit it
I'm a boy, I'm a boy
But if I say I am I get it

I wanna play cricket on the green
Ride my bike across the street
Cut myself and see my blood
I wanna come home all covered in mud

I'm a boy, I'm a boy
But my ma won't admit it
I'm a boy, I'm a boy, I'm a boy
I'm a boy, I'm a boy, I'm a boy, I'm a boy
I'm a boy, I'm a boy, I'm a boy