Chameleons changing colors
While a crocodile cries
People rubbing elbows

But never touching eyes
Taking off their masks
Revealing still another guise

Genuine imitation lives
People buying happiness
And manufactured fun

Everybody's doing
What everybody's done
You count on lots of people

Who can only count to one
Genuine imitation life
All the people clouds are a lovely shade of black

You find the right direction
Someone tears up all the track
People wish of crosses

Fingers cross behind their back
Genuine imitation life
Old friends get together

But its solitary play
Everybody's rainbows
Dressed in different shades of grey

It's a lovely place to visit
But I wouldn't want to stay
Genuine imitation life