You think we look pretty good together You think my shoes are made of leather But I'm a substitute for another guy I look pretty tall but my heels are high The simple things you see are all complicated Look pretty young but I'm just backdated, yeah Substitute your lies for facts I see lies through your plastic mask I look all white but my dad was black My son looks like a shoe that's really made out of sack I was born with a plastic spoon in my mouth And all the time I'd tell beasties that 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, just pass it by, pass it by Substitute me for him Substitute my coke for gin Substitute you for my mom At least I'll get my washing done 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 backdated, yeah I was born with a plastic spoon in my mouth And all the time I'd tell beasties that the East was facing South And all the time I'd tell beasties that 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, just pass it by, pass it by Substitute me for him Substitute my coke for gin Substitute you for my mom I'll get my washing done Substitute your lies for fact I see right through your plastic mask I looked all white but my dad was black My substitute is really made out of sack