Foolish heart looks like we're here again
Same old game of plastic smile
Don't let anybody in
Hiding my heartache, will this glass house break
How much will they take before I'm empty
Do I let it show, does anybody know?

CHORUS:
But You see the real me
Hiding my skin, broken from within
Unveil me completely
I'm loosening my grasp
There's no need to mask my frailty
Cause You see the real me

Painted on, life is behind the mask
Self-inflicted circus clown
I'm tired of the song and dance
Living a charade, always on parade
What a mess I've made of my existence
But you love me even now
And still I see somehow

CHORUS

Wonderful, beautiful is what You see
When You look at me
You're turning the tattered fabric of my life into
A perfect tapestry
I just wanna be me

CHORUS

And You love me just as I am
Wonderful, beautiful is what You see
When You look at me

I know a girl who welcomes the world
I think though the world is spoiled
And she holds on to me
She holds my head up so that I can breathe
And I've found that when I'm on the ground
She's the only one still sticking around
Only she knows the real me
And I know that she won't let me down

And I get mine

No way I would ever leave today
Cause she listens to the dumb things that I say
And I seem to get high
With just one smile as she walks on by
And I found that when I'm on the ground
She is the only one sticking around
Only she knows the real me
And I know that she won't let me down

There's only one girl in this world who understands the real me
There's nothing superficial, artificial you get just what you see

I know a girl who takes up my world
Takes all of me and every breath that I hold
We meet and she makes me feel free
With one look she knows just what I need
And I've found that she's got me bound
Cause she's the only one that my mind surrounds
Only she knows the real me
And I know that she won't let me down

I know a girl who wakes up my world
Brings in the warmth when I'm feeling cold
And she's got places to be
But she says that she would rather stay here with me
And I've found that when I'm on the ground
She's the only one sticking around
Only she knows the real me
And I know that she won't let me down

I went back to the doctor
To get another shrink.
I sit and tell him about my weekend,
But he never betrays what he thinks.

Can you see the real me, doctor?

I went back to my mother
I said, I'm crazy ma, help me.
She said, I know how it feels son,
'Cause it runs in the family.

Can you see the real me, mother?

The cracks between the paving stones
Look like rivers of flowing veins.
Strange people who know me
Peeping from behind every window pane.
The girl I used to love
Lives in this yellow house.
Yesterday she passed me by,
She doesn't want to know me now.

Can you see the real me, can you?

I ended up with the preacher,
Full of lies and hate,
I seemed to scare him a little
So he showed me to the golden gate.

Can you see the real me preacher?
Can you see the real me doctor?
Can you see the real me mother?
Can you see the real me?

I went back to the doctor
To get another shrink.
I sit and tell him about my weekend,
But he never betrays what he thinks.

Can you see the real me, doctor?

I went back to my mother
I said, "I'm crazy ma, help me."
She said, "I know how it feels son,
'Cause it runs in the family."

Can you see the real me, mother?

The cracks between the paving stones
Look like rivers of flowing veins.
Strange people who know me
Peeping from behind every window pane.
The girl I used to love
Lives in this yellow house.
Yesterday she passed me by,
She doesn't want to know me now.

Can you see the real me, can you?

I ended up with the preacher,
Full of lies and hate,
I seemed to scare him a little
So he showed me to the golden gate.

Can you see the real me preacher?
Can you see the real me doctor?
Can you see the real me mother?
Can you see the real me?

Gonna show you
The real me
If you took a little time
And just looked into my eyes
I know that you would find
Something real
You don't have to be afraid
I'm not playin' any games
Just tryin' to find a way
So hear me now

Move a little closer
Baby don't you
Run away from me
I wanna give you
Your dreams
Let me show you
The real me
Come a little closer
I need to feel your body
Next to me
I wanna give you
Your dreams
Gonna show you
The real me

Gonna show you
The real me
Come a little closer
Gonna show you
The real me
I wanna a give you
Your dream baby

So many things to say
So many things to do
And all I really want
Is to be loved by you
Dancing in the night
Holding me so tight
Baby tell me what to do
I'm so in love with you

Move a little closer
Baby don't you
Run away from me
I wanna give you
Your dreams
Let me show you
The real me
Come a little closer
I need to feel your body
Next to me
I wanna give you
Your dreams
Gonna show you
The real me

Move a little closer
Baby don't you
Run away from me
I wanna give you
Your dreams
Let me show you
The real me
Come a little closer
I need to feel your body
Next to me
I wanna give you
Your dreams
Gonna show you
The real me
Gonna show you
The real me
Come a little closer
Gonna show you
The real me
I wanna give you
Your dream baby
Oh come on baby
Don't you run away from me
I wanna give
I wanna give
I wanna give
Come a little closer
I need to feel your body
I wanna give you
Your dream baby

I went back to the doctor
To get another shrink
I sit and tell him bout my weekend
But he never betrays what he thinks

Can you see the real me, Doctor?
Doctor?
Can you see the real me, Doctor?
Woah, Doctor!

I went back to my mother
I said I'm crazy ma, help me
She said I know how it feels son
Cause it runs in the family

Can you see the real me, Mama?
Mama?
Can you see the real me, Mama?
Woah, Mama!

Can you see
Can you see
Can you see the real me?
Can you see
Can you see the real me
The real me
The real me

The cracks between the paving stones
Look like rivers of flowing veins
Strange people who know me
Peeping from behind every window pane
The girl I used to love
Lives in this yellow house
Yesterday she passed me by
She doesn't wanna know me now

Can you see the real me?
Can ya?
Can ya?
Can you see the real me?
Can ya?
Woah, yeah!

I ended up with a preacher
Full of lies and hate
I seemed to scare him a little
So he showed me to the golden gate

Can you see the real me, preacher?
Preacher?
Can you see the real me, preacher?
Preacher?

Can you see
Can you see
Can you see
Woah

Can you see the real me, Doctor?
Can you see the real me, Ma?
Can you see the real me?