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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Who
The Who
Performer
Roger Daltrey
Roger Daltrey
Lead Vocals
Pete Townshend
Pete Townshend
Electric Guitar
John Entwistle
John Entwistle
Bass Guitar
Keith Moon
Keith Moon
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Pete Townshend
Pete Townshend
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Kit Lambert
Kit Lambert
Producer
Damon Lyon-Shaw
Damon Lyon-Shaw
Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Did you ever see the faces of the children?
They get so excited
Wakin' up on Christmas morning
Hours before the winter sun's ignited
[Verse 2]
They believe in dreams and all they mean
Including Heaven's generosity
Peepin' 'round the door to see
What parcels are for free in curiosity
[Chorus]
And Tommy doesn't know what day it is
He doesn't know who Jesus was or what prayin' is
How can he be saved
From the eternal grave?
[Verse 3]
Surrounded by his friends, he sits so silently
And unaware of anything
Playing proxy pin ball, picks his nose and smiles
And pokes his tongue at everything
[Verse 4]
I believe in love but how can men
Who've never seen light be enlightened?
Only if he's cured
Will his spirits future level ever heighten
[Chorus]
And Tommy doesn't know what day it is, yeah
He doesn't know who Jesus was or what prayin' is
How can he be saved
From the eternal grave?
[Refrain]
Tommy, can you hear me?
Tommy, can you hear me?
Tommy, can you hear me?
Tommy, can you hear me?
Tommy, can you hear me?
Can you hear me?
How can he be saved?
[Bridge]
See me, feel me
Touch me, heal me
See me, feel me
Touch me, heal me
[Refrain]
Tommy, can you hear me?
Tommy, can you hear me?
Tommy, can you hear me?
Tommy, can you hear me?
Tommy, can you hear me?
Can you, can you, can you hear me?
How can he be saved?
[Verse 5]
Did you ever see the faces of the children?
They get so excited
Wakin' up on Christmas morning
Hours before the winter sun's ignited
[Verse 6]
They believe in dreams and all they mean
Includin' Heaven's generosity
Peepin' 'round the doors to see
What parcels are for free in curiosity
[Chorus]
And Tommy doesn't know what day it is, yeah
He doesn't know who Jesus was or what prayin' is
How can he be saved
From the eternal grave?
Written by: Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend

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