Music & lyrics by suzanne vega

Whats that they told you
About a book & a cover?
Dont judge so quickly,
Is it too much too remember?
cause pictures lie,
You know.
Ill show
Its so.
Just give it one thought.

Whats that they taught you?
To revere a kind of beauty?
To paint on that pretty veneer
And try to hide whatevers dirty?
Well, faces lie.
Youll see
No sympathy.
Just give it one thought.

Come here and I will whisper true
About the things I know of you,
And you will recognize them,
Always...

As near to you as breath and bone,
So dear to me, and yours alone,
And I will love you for them,
Always...

Whats that they tell you
About a book & a cover?
Dont judge so quickly.
Theyll tell you one thing and then another.
But see what lies
Within,
Under the skin.
Just give it one thought.