A Legal Matter Lyrics

[Verse 1]
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


[Chorus 1]
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

[Verse 2]
My mind's lost in a household fog
Wedding gowns and catalogs
Kitchen furnishings and houses
Maternity clothes and babies' trousers


[Chorus 2]
Now it's a legal matter, baby
Marrying's no fun
It's a legal matter, baby
A legal matter from now on

[Verse 3]
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

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Genius Annotation

The subject of the song is teenage divorce and it marks the first time Townshend sang lead vocals, rather than Roger Daltrey, possibly because the song was too close to home for Daltrey who was divorcing his wife at the time.

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Credits
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Bass Guitar
Lead Vocals, Guitar
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Release Date
December 3, 1965
A Legal Matter Live Performances
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