You never listen to a word that I say You only see me for the clothes that I wear Oh, did the interest go so much steeper? It must have been the colour of my hair The public image The public image The public image What you wanted was never made clear Behind the image was cigarettes and fear You hide behind this public machine Still a part of the same old sheen The public image The public image The public image Two sides to every story Somebody had to stop me I'm not the same as when I began I won't be treated as property The public image The public image The public image Two sides to every story Somebody had to stop me I'm not the same as when I began It's not a game of Monopoly The public image The public image The public image