Lyrics:The Ugly Underneath

by XTC

First there's the handshake It's so warm that you could bake by it Designed to take attention from their Ugly Underneath Then there's the wedding The co-ordinated bedding And the fairy tale shredding Boy it's Ugly Underneath After the pretty There's a gluttony of pity On a cake called nitty gritty And it's Ugly Underneath Did you ever try to prise away the mask Go ahead, take a spoon and try I can tell you it's a herculean task Go ahead, it's okay to cry What you're chewing on's the truth And that's the hardest thing To wash down with a glass of lemonade The Ugly Underneath The thing with politicians is I wouldn't have suspicions If I saw their worst positions And their Ugly Underneath But after all the voting Suck away the sugar coating Now they've had you and they're gloating Boy it's Ugly Underneath Did you ever try to take away the wheel Go ahead, take a fork and try See the unattractive things that make us real Go ahead, it's okay to cry What you've trodden in's the truth And that's the hardest thing To wash down with a glass of lemonade