A Man In A Purple Dress - Live At Nassau Coliseum 2007 - The Who

How dare you wear robes and reside

How dare you cover your head to hide

Your face from God

How dare you smile from behind your beard

To hide the fact your heart's afeared

And wave your rod

How dare you be the one to assess

Me, in this God-forsaken mess

You, a man, in a purple dress

A man in a purple dress

You are all the same

Gilded and absurd

Regal, fast to blame

Rulers by lost word

Men above men, or prats

In your high hats

You priest, you mullah so high

You pope, you wise rabbi

You're invisible to me

Like vapour on the sea

How dare you? Do you think I'll quietly go?

You are much braver than you know

For I can't die

Your staff, your stick, your special cap

They'll protect in Hell? What crap!

Believe the lie

How dare you be the one to assess

Me, in this God-forsaken mess

You, a man, in a purple dress

A man in a purple dress

When you place your frown

Between my God and prayer

However grand your crown

Or dignified your hair

Men above men, or prats

In your high hats

You priest, you mullah so high

You pope, you wise rabbi

You're invisible to me

Like vapour on the sea

I lovingly mock you noble lords

We all dress up to grand awards

I do that as well

I dare condemn your fashion sense

At least you're not astride a fence

That would not sell

But I will deliver this address

Your soul's condition don't impress

You, a man, in a purple dress

A man in a purple dress