I see a picture perfect world
Seems like I can't escape it
Each turn the writing on the wall
Tells me to face the music
I can't compete although I try
Too far below the surface
Bright lights are never what they seem
You've got to see in person
I don't know what they see when they look at me
I don't care but they all see it differently
I don't know what they see when they look at me
But I can hear them say
Pose like the pictures in the magazine
Yeah, beauty is pain but the pleasure's free
Born to be loved like a Maybelline
Look what the Photoshop made up
Now shop the photo's make up
We learn at such an early age
Admire but don't be jealous
I don't know what they see when they look at me
I don't care but they all see it differently
I don't know what they see when they look at me
But I can hear them say
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I saw a pretty girl by the side of the road
Thumb up in the air and a winter coat
I knew that she was carrying a heavy load
I thought that I could get her where she wanted to go
She looked so good with a dangerous style and
I liked the way she talked with a magical smile
She said, "I could be a star if the planets align"
So I took her on a ride to deliver the shine
I don't know what they see when they look at me
I don't care but they all see it differently
I don't know what they see when they look at me
But I can hear them say
Chorus x2