The Real Me

Can you see? Can you see? Can you see?
Full of lies and hate
I ended up with the preacher
I seemed to scare him a little
Can you see? Can you see the real me, the real me, the real me?
Strange people who know me
Can you see the real me, preacher?
Can you see the real me, mother?
Can you see the real me, can you, can you?
Peep from behind every window pane

Lives in this yellow house
Can you see the real me, can you? Oh yeah

Can you see the real me, mother, oh mother?
She said, "I know how it feels son

Can you see the real me, doctor, oh doctor?
I went back to my mother
Like rivers of flowing veins
Can you see the real me, mother, mother?
'Cause it runs in the family"
But he never betrays what he thinks

The girl I used to love
I said, "I'm crazy Ma, help me"
Can you see the real me, preacher, preacher?
She doesn't want to know me now
Can you see the real me, doctor, doctor?
So he showed me to the golden gate
Can you see? Can you see? Can you see the real me?

I sit and tell him about my weekend
Yesterday she passed me by

Can you see the real me, doctor?
The cracks between the paving stones