She's been holding on too long hoping I'm gonna change.

Giving it up just a little bit more each time I come home, looking and acting strange.

Putting her down for putting up with me.



Be as you are, as you see, as I am, I am. Be as you are, as you see, as I am, I am.



Do you think you might improve me, trying to take control?

Watching every little thing I do just like a bleeding movie, just like a leading role?

Mama, this ain't me and I don't believe that's you.



Be as you are, as you see, as I am, I am. Be as you are, as you see, as I am, I am.



First you make believe, I believe the things that you make believe

and I'm bound to let you down.

Then it's I who have been deceiving, purposely misleading,

and all along you believed in me.



So we circle around one another playing I guessing game, strangers at this masquerade.

Pretending to know each other, we strain