Lyrics
You think we look pretty good together
You believe we make a good couple.
You think my shoes are made of leather
You believe my footwear is luxurious and expensive.
But I'm a substitute for another guy
I am a replacement for another man in your life.
I look pretty tall but my heels are high
I seem tall, but it's due to wearing high heels.
The simple things you see are all complicated
The things you perceive as simple are actually complex.
I look pretty young, but I'm just back-dated, yeah
I may appear young, but I'm old-fashioned or outdated.
Substitute your lies for fact
You replace truth with lies.
I can see right through your plastic mac
I can easily see through your fake persona or disguise.
I look all white, but my dad was black
Despite my appearance, my heritage or lineage is different from what you assume.
My fine looking suit is really made out of sack
My supposedly elegant attire is actually made from coarse material.
I was born with a plastic spoon in my mouth
I was born into a situation of privilege, but it was not genuine.
The north side of my town faced east, and the east was facing south
The geography of my hometown was disoriented and illogical.
And now you dare to look me in the eye
Despite everything, you have the audacity to confront me directly.
Those crocodile tears are what you cry
Your tears are insincere or fake.
It's a genuine problem, you won't try
The issue at hand is real, but you refuse to make an effort to solve it.
To work it out at all you just pass it by, pass it by
You ignore or avoid trying to resolve the problem.
Substitute me for him
Replace me with him in your thoughts or affections.
Substitute my coke for gin
Substitute my preference for a soft drink with a hard liquor.
Substitute you for my mum
Exchange your role or position with that of my mother's.
At least I'll get my washing done
At least I'll have my chores completed or taken care of.
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