Tell me now
If you came sneaking-up behind
Would you know me and see-behind the smile?
I can change, like colors on a wall
Hoping no-one else will find what lies beneath it all
I think I hide it all so well

Stepping-out, everyone can see my face
All the things I can't erase from my life
Everybody knows
Standing-out, so you won't forget my name
That's the way we play this game of life
Everybody knows

Looking through the crowd, I search for something else
But every time I turn around, I run into myself
Here I stand, consumed with my surroundings
Just another day of everybody looking
I swore they'd never see me cry
You'll never see me cry

Stepping-out, everyone can see my face
All the things I can't erase from my life
Everybody knows
Standing-out, so you won't forget my name
That's the way we play this game of life
Everybody knows

You say I'll pay the price
That's the chance that I'll take
Though you may think I'm telling lies
But I just call it getting-by

Stepping-out, everyone can see my face
All the things I can't erase from my life
Everybody knows
Standing-out, so you won't forget my name
That's the way we play this game of life
Everybody knows I am just barely getting-by