A Well Respected Man

Song A Well Respected Man
Artist The Kinks
Album The EP Collection

Lyrics

[00:02.576] cause he gets up in the morning,
[00:05.778] And he goes to work at nine,
[00:08.324] And he comes back home at five-thirty,
[00:11.177] Gets the same train every time.
[00:13.840] cause his world is built round punctuality,
[00:18.293] It never fails.
[00:20.168] And hes oh,so good,
[00:22.955] And hes oh,so fine,
[00:25.861] And hes oh,so healthy,
[00:28.475] In his body and his mind.
[00:31.655] Hes a well respected man about town,
[00:35.326] Doing the best things so conservatively.
[00:39.703] And his mother goes to meetings,
[00:44.59] While his father pulls the maid,
[00:46.519] And she stirs the tea with councilors,
[00:50.63] While discussing foreign trade,
[00:52.559] And she passes looks,as well as bills
[00:56.181] At every suave young man
[00:58.671] cause hes oh,so good,
[01:01.771] And hes oh,so fine,
[01:04.363] And hes oh,so healthy,
[01:07.463] In his body and his mind.
[01:10.411] Hes a well respected man about town,
[01:14.67] Doing the best things so conservatively.
[01:19.974] And he likes his own backyard,
[01:22.830] And he likes his fags the best,
[01:25.618] cause hes better than the rest,
[01:27.681] And his own sweat smells the best,
[01:31.302] And he hopes to grab his fathers loot,
[01:34.726] When pater passes on.
[01:36.956] cause hes oh,so good,
[01:40.182] And hes oh,so fine,
[01:42.830] And hes oh,so healthy,
[01:46.18] In his body and his mind.
[01:48.928] Hes a well respected man about town,
[01:52.466] Doing the best things so conservatively.
[01:57.274] and he plays at stocks and shares,
[02:01.280] And he goes to the regatta,
[02:04.24] And he adores the girl next door,
[02:07.163] cause hes dying to get at her,
[02:10.237] But his mother knows the best about
[02:13.41] The matrimonial stakes.
[02:14.113] cause hes oh,so good,
[02:18.649] And hes oh,so fine,
[02:21.549] And hes oh,so healthy,
[02:24.349] In his body and his mind.
[02:27.521] Hes a well respected man about town,
[02:31.217] Doing the best things so conservatively.