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

I look pretty young

but I'm just

back-dated, yeah...

Substitute

your lies for fact

I see right through

your plastic Mac

I look all white

but my Dad was black

my fine lookin' suit is

really made out of Sack...

I was born with a plastic

spoon in my mouth

the North side of my town

faced East and the

East was facin' 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 Mum

at least I'll get

my washin' 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

back-dated, yeah...

I was born with a plastic

spoon in my mouth

the North side of my town

faced East and the

East was facin' 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 Mum

at least I'll get

my washin' done

Substitute

your lies for fact

I see right through

your plastic Mac

I look all white

but my Dad was black

my brand new suit is

really made out of Sack...