I went back to the doctor to get another shrink

I sit and tell him about my weekend, but

He never can change what he thinks

Can you see the real me, doctor, doctor

Can you see the real me, doctor, ooh doctor



I went back to my mother, I said I'm crazy Ma, help me

She said "I know how it feels son, cause it runs in the family"

C'mon tell me

Can you see the real me, mother, mother

Can you see the real me, mother, woah mother



Can you see, can you see, can you see the real me

Can you see, can you see the real me

The real me, the real me, the real me



The cracks between the pavement stones

Like rivers of flowing rain

Strange people who know me

From behind every window pane

The girl I used to love lives in this yellow house

Yesterday she passed me by, she don't want to know me now



Can you see the real me, can ya, can ya

Can you see the real me, woah yea



I ended up with the preacher, full of lies and hate

I seemed to scare him a little, ha ha

So he showed me to the golden gate

Whoa can you see the real me preacher, preacher

Can you see the real me woah yea

Can you see, can you see, can you see, woah yeah

Can you see the real me, doctor, doctor

Can you see the real me, mama

Can you see the real me me me me