you can shine you're shoes
and wear a suit
you can comb your hair
and look quite cute
you can hide your face
behind a smile
one thing you can't hide
is when you're crippled inside

you wear a mask
and paint your face
you can call yourself
the human race
you can wear a collar
and a tie
but the one thing you
can't hide is when you're
crippled inside

well now you know that your
cat has nine lives babe-
nine loves to itself
but you only got one
and a dog life ain't no fun

mamma take a look outside.
you can go to church
and sing a hymn
judge me by the color
of my skin

'you can live a lie until you die'
one thing you can't hide
is when you're crippled inside.