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The Kinks

Missing Persons

Release date: 19th November 1984

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"Missing Persons" is a track by The Kinks, from the album Word of Mouth, released 19th November 1984. Full lyrics are available below.

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Lyrics

Missing Persons

Have you seen this face?

Does it ring a bell?

Does it strike a chord somewhere in your mind?

And there's a big reward

If you help us solve this crime

And if you recognize this face, dial 999

Have you seen this face?

Dig deep in your mind

Has anybody seen that little girl of mine?

She was always a rover

But I'm afraid to say she's strayed

Too far this time

Now I'm sitting at home, staring at the wall

Waiting for the missing person to call

Waiting for the message I'm dreading to hear

Waiting to confirm my darkest fears

She's a missing person, I wish I could see

All of the places she might be

Maybe I stopped her from being free

Maybe there was something missing in me

Wherever she is, I hope she's doing fine

But I wish that she would phone or drop us a line

Till then I've got nothing to ease my mind

And I'm thinking about her all the time

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Track details

From Word of Mouth

1984
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Word of Mouth
Word of Mouth
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1984
  1. —Massive Reductions
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  5. —Do It Again
  6. —Living on a Thin Line
  7. —Good Day
  8. —Going Solo
  9. —Guilty
  10. —Missing Persons
  11. —Too Hot

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