Crippled inside

A song by John Lennon

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you can shine you 're shoes

and wear a suit

you can comb your hair

and look quite cute

you can hide your face

behind a smile

one thing you can't hide

is when you 're crippled inside

you wear a mask

and paint your face

you can call yourself

the human race

you can wear a collar

and a tie

but the one thing you

can't hide is when you 're

well now you know that your

cat has nine lives babe

nine loves to itself

but you only got one

and a dog life ain't no fun

mamma take a look outside.

you can go to church

and sing a hymn

judge me by the color

of my skin

you can live a lie until you die

one thing you can't hide

is when you 're crippled inside.