These are the lyrics of "There, there my dear" as spoken on the recording, rather than the published lyrics. The spoken section from "I've been searching for the young soul rebels" to "Welcome the new soul vision" varies by recording. The following is the one on the original record. Live performances might have a completely different spoken section.
R-R-R-Robin, hope you don't mind me writing, it's just There's more than one thing I need to ask you Yes, yes, yes, yes, you're so anti-fashion - so wear flares Instead of dressing down all the same It's just by looking like that I can express my dissat R-R-R-Robin let me explain But you'd never see in a million years Keep quoting Cabaret, Berlin, Burroughs, J.G. Ballard, Duchamp, Beauvoir-R-R-R, Kerouac, Kierkegaard, Michael R-R-Rennie… And I don't believe you really like Frank Sinatra. R-R-R-Robin, you're always so happy, how the hell? You're like a dumb, dumb pa-tri-ot. Yes, yes, yes, yes, you're supposed to be so angry, why not fight? Let me benefit from your rage. You know the only way to change things Is to shoot men who arrange things R-R-R-Robin, I'd try and explain But you'd never see in a million years. Well, you've finished your rules, but we don't know that game, Robin, I'd listen to your records but your logic's far too lame And I'd only waste three valuable minutes of my life with your insincere You see Robin, I've been searching for the young soul rebels. I've been searching everywhere, I can't find them anywhere where have you hidden them? Maybe you should… Maybe you should welcome the new soul vision! Welcome the new soul vision! Welcome the new soul vision! Welcome the new soul vision! You know the only way to change things Is to shoot men who arrange things Robin, I'd try and explain But you'd never see in a million years.
Written by Rowland/Archer, performed by Dexys Midnight Runners.
(The remaining mystery is the identity of Robin.)