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
Standing out so you won't forget my name
That's the way we play this game of life
Looking through the crowd
I search for something else
But every time I turn around
Consumed with my surroundings
I swore they'd never see me cry
Stepping out everyone can see my face
All the things I can't erase from my life
Standing out so you won't forget my name
That's the way we play this game of life
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
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