Lyric discussion by dysphoria 

its about a crossdresser?

The song is about a guy who got drunk and stole womens underwear. The song implies that he also put the underwear on and posed in front of a mirror. It also says he was locked up in jail (probably for theft and this very reason). The song also says "it's not the same, it takes 2 to know" which implies Syd Barrett also did this. People cross dressing today is still frowned upon by many people, so admitting this in 1960 would have been completely out of the question. By writing this, he wrote in story form and takes...

Based on a true story. Syd and Rogers mothers used to talk about a man who would steal from the washing lines in people's backyards.

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