[Verse]
You see my face and you think you know
You size me up but your brain runs slow
You think you’ve cracked the code of my life
But your guesses cut sharper than a knife
[Chorus]
Don't judge me by my shoes or my hat or my grin
You don't know the fight or the state I’m in
You can’t read a book when the cover's so tight
Take a step back yeah get outta my sight
[Verse]
You whisper and point like you’re in the know
Passing out verdicts like a cheap talk show
Behind every smile there's a storm full of grit
You don’t have a clue what’s inside of it
[Chorus]
Don't judge me by my shoes or the way I walk tall
You don’t see the scars you don’t hear the call
Keep your head straight stop squinting through lies
Cause the truth ain’t written in someone’s disguise
[Bridge]
Oh I wear bright colors to kill the gray
But inside I’m a riot battles every day
Suits and t-shirts all just a messy mind's skin
You can’t measure my soul by the threads I’m in
[Chorus]
Don't judge me by my shoes or the laughter I fake
You don’t see the nights when I lie awake
Don't paint me with strokes of your narrow old brush
The world ain’t black and white so hush hush hush