You think we look pretty good together
You think my shoes are made out of leather
But I'm a substitute for another guy
I look pretty tall, but my heels are high
The simple things you say are all complicated
I look pretty young, but I'm just backdated, yeah
Substitute, Your lies for fact
Substitute, I see right through you plastic mack
Substitute, I look all white, but my dad was black
Substitute, My fine looking shoes really made of sack
I was born with a plastic spoon in my mouth
The north side of my town, facing on eastside, faces south
And now you dare to look me in the eye
Those crocodile taers will watch you cry
But tell your problem you won't try
To work it out of tal??, Just pass it by, pass it by
Substitute, Me for him,
Substitute, My coke for gin
Substitute, you for my mom
At least I got my washing done
But I'm a substitute for another guy
I look pretty tall, but my heels are high
The simple things you say are all complicated
I look pretty young, but I'm just backdated, yeah
Substitute, Your lies for fact
Substitute, I see right through you plastic mack
Substitute, I look all white, but my dad was black
Substitute, My fine looking shoes really made of sack
I was born with a plastic spoon in my mouth
The north side of my town, facing on eastside, faces south
And now you dare to look me in the eye
Those crocodile taers will watch you cry
But tell your problem you won't try
To work it all out, Just pass it by, pass it by
Substitute, Me for him,
Substitute, My coke for gin
Substitute, you for my mom
At least I got my washing done
From the 12" picture disk "Dry land" - Live Version 2:25.
Original by "The Who" - a mono recording (3:48), 1966 Polydor Ltd. (London)
Written by Pete Townsend (The Who: 1966).
Published by Fabulous Music.
Last Modified: 27 jul 2000