Substitute

You think we look pretty good together 
You think my shoes are made of leather 

Well, I'm a substitute for another guy 
I look pretty tall but my heels are high 
The simple things you see are all complicated 
I look pretty young, but I'm just back-dated, yeah 

Substitute your lies for fact 
I can see right through your plastic mac 
I look all white, but my dad was black 
My fine looking suit is really made out of sack 

I was born with a plastic spoon in my mouth 
The north side of my town faced east, and the east was facing south 
And now you dare to look me in the eye 
Those crocodile tears are what you cry 
It's a genuine problem, you won't try 
To work it out at all you just pass it by, pass it by 

Substitute me for him 
Substitute my coke for gin 
Substitute you for my mum 
At least I'll get my washing done 

Well, I'm a substitute for another guy 
I look pretty tall but my heels are high 
The simple things you see are all complicated 
I look pretty young, but I'm just back-dated, yeah 

I was born with a plastic spoon in my mouth 
The north side of my town faced east, and the east was facing south 
And now you dare to look me in the eye 
Those crocodile tears are what you cry 
It's a genuine problem, you won't try 
To work it out at all you just pass it by, pass it by 

Substitute your lies for fact 
I can see right through your plastic mac 
I look all white, but my dad was black 
My fine looking suit is really made out of sack 

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