You can shine your 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 can wear a mask and paint your face

You can call yourself the human race

You can wear a collar and a tie

One thing you can't hide is

When you're crippled inside

Well now you know that your cat has nine lives

Nine lives to itself but you only got one

And a dog's life ain't fun

Mama take a look outside

You can go to church and sing a hymn

You can 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

Well now you know that your cat has nine lives

Nine lives to itself but you only got one

And a dog's life ain't fun

Mama take a look outside

You can go to church and sing a hymn

You can 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

One thing you can't hide is

When you're crippled inside

One thing you can't hide is

When you're crippled inside