Standin' out so you won't forget my name

All the things I can't erase from my life, everybody knows
I think I hide it all so well
Here I stand consumed with my surroundings
But every time I turn around, I run into myself
Standin' out so you won't forget my name
You say I'll pay the price
Hoping no one else will find what lies beneath it all

Everybody knows, I'm just barely getting by
Steppin' out, everyone can see my face
That's the way we play this game of life, everybody knows
I swore they'd never see me cry, you'll never see me cry
All the things I can't erase from my life, everybody knows

Standin' out so you won't forget my name
That's a chance that I'll take
Just another day of everybody looking
Steppin' out, everyone can see my face
Everybody knows
That's the way we play this game of life, everybody knows

Everybody knows, I'm just barely getting by

Lookin' through the crowd, I search for something else
Steppin' out, everyone can see my face
But I just call it gettin' by

Though you may think I'm tellin' lies
That's the way we play this game of life, everybody knows
All the things I can't erase from my life, everybody knows
I can change like colors on a wall
Everybody knows, I'm just barely getting by