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Nancy Boy, "Gender Bender"
(1995)

Rain fell down from the clouds
My spirit turned gray today
Reached outside of my room
Unable to change
How strange
Closed my eyes made a wish
Mental collapse of time
Crowned my lady a king
And rose to the sky

Queer how funny it seems
I'm never allowed
Torn apart at the seams by the maddening crowd
Why won't they let me be?
I am who I am
Nancy boy is my name
A woman trapped in a man

Gender bender
Tall and slender
Innocent of the crime

Once I felt I was you
Just one of the guys, so wise
Rode in pairs down the street
Dressed in my disguise
Then they took me away
Confiscated my dreams
Now I know that my life is not what it seems

Gender bender
Tall and slender
Innocent of the crime

What shall I do?
All alone
I feel your eyes burning my soul
Did you leave me?
Or are you just a thought lost in time?

Lean your head on my shoulder
Wipe your tears away
I cannot touch you or feel your pain
But I'm guilty just the same

Gender bender
Tall and slender
Innocent of the crime

For those of you who thought "What Makes A Man A Man" is as cheesy as it gets, I offer up this forgotten campfest of a ballad from the early 90s. Fun facts: Nancy Boy was fronted by Donovan Leitch, the son of folk singer Donovan, and Jason Nesmith, the son of Monkee Mike Nesmith. THERE IS NO LEVEL ON WHICH THIS BAND IS NOT DELIGHTFUL.