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Artist: The Residents
Canonical path: /the-residents/betty-s-body
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Betty's Body
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Betty's Body
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Anybody but Betty
I could be the lover
Of anybody but her
I could be the lover
Of anybody but her
I see her every morning
And watch her fingers forming
Shapes that are as graceful
As a baby's face full
Of hope until it turns to
A neediness that burns through
Your heart like it was butter
In the mouth of someone's mother
Betty's body, Betty's body
Betty's body, Betty's body
A certain scent of perfume
Makes me think of her room
And how I'd like to be there
Lightly touching her bare
Back and gently soaking
In the sweet unspoken
I could be her lover
If it weren't for Mother
Betty, Betty
If you met me, you'd forget me
Betty, Betty
I am so shy, every day I
Secretly cry since my mom died
Anybody but Betty
I could be the lover
Of anybody but her
I could be her lover
If it weren't for mother
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