Substitute

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You think we look pret-ty good to-gath-er
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You think my shoes are made of lea-ther
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But I’m a sub-sti-tute for a-noth-er guy
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I look pret-ty tall but my heels are high
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The sim-ple things you see are all com-pli-cat-ed
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I look pret-ty young, but I’m just back-dat-ed, Yeah

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Sub-sti-tute your lies for fact
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I see right through your pla-stic mac
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I look all white but, my Dad was black
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My fine lin-en suit’s real-ly made of sack

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I was born with a plas-tic spoon in my mouth
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The north side of my town fac-ed east
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And east was fac-in’ south
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And now you dare to look me in the eye
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Those croco-dile tears are what you cry
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It’s a gen-u-ine prob-lem, you won’t try
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To work it out at all you just pass it by, 

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pass it by

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Sub-sti-tute me for him
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Sub-sti-tute my coke for gin
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Sub-sti-tute you for my mum
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At least I’ll get my wash-ing done

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