[Verse 1]
Dark clothes, skin too
Street lights shine on you
Sudden moves, what do you do
Making its way closer and closer to you
Loud stereo-type dude
Baggy jeans with his crew
He walks past and smiles at you
Thinking we are the same, loving the game

[Chorus]
So don't judge a book by its cover
'Cause the cover won't get you very far
Don't judge a book by its cover
It's the pages that tell you who you are, hey

[Verse 2]
Checkpoint, hair tied
Getting judged half his life
Dirty looks as he walks by
Hustling and bustling, tryin' to catch his flight
Random, pat-down
He smiles while they frown
He can't wait to touch-down
And if he could explain it, he'd walk on that plane and say
[Chorus]
Don't judge a book by its cover
'Cause the cover won't get you very far
Don't judge a book by its cover
It's the pages that tell you who you are, hey
Don't judge a book by its cover
'Cause the cover won't get you very far
Don't judge a book by its cover
It's the pages that tell you who you are, hey

[Bridge]
Tell you who you are
And I wonder
Where did the love go?
Yes, I wonder
If there's anymore hope?
Seems like lately
All that I see
Is some cover-readers
Staring down, yeah, they're looking down at me

[Chorus]
Don't judge a book by its cover
'Cause the cover won't get you very far (very far)
Don't judge a book by its cover
It's the pages that tell you who you are, hey
Don't judge a book by its cover
'Cause the cover won't get you very far
Don't judge a book by its cover
It's the pages that tell you who you are, hey