The lyric “Hide her away from the rest of the...” is completed by “world” in Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Want to Have Fun.”
The song was written by Robert Hazard in 1979. Cyndi Lauper recorded a new arrangement for her 1983 debut album, She’s So Unusual, changing the song’s perspective and helping turn it into an anthem of female independence and enjoyment.
Lauper’s version became a major international hit and reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100. Its colorful music video, featuring Lauper’s mother and actor David Thornton, reinforced its playful and family-centered presentation.
Although the title sounds like a simple party slogan, the verses contrast controlling social expectations with a desire for freedom. The word “world” completes that contrast by presenting isolation as the alternative to having fun.