As a boy with beard and hair I'm known
I'm seen, I'm judged
And with every gown I wear I'm known
I'm seen, I'm judged
I'm known, I'm seen, I'm judged

Mutter words of your belief
You're known, seen, judged
And every great deal you achieve
You're known, seen, judged
Your mother called you on the phone
Said she could not be another day alone
She dreamed you're sleeping in the gutter

And while her child sings in the streets
She is crying herself to sleep at night
The cold, cold night

Crash like bowling balls, you're known
You're seen and judged
Break on through their walls
You're known, seen, judged
And then your father, desperate on the phone
Said your mother could not be alone
He said she dreamed
She dreamed you're sleeping in the gutter

And while her child sings in the streets
She is crying herself to sleep at night
The cold, cold night

As a friend of helpless men you're known
You're seen and judged
To protect themselves
From those they think they know and judge
They think they know and judge