[Verse 1]
I am an average white girl
Who comes from Upper Manhattan
I am totally white
But I was raised half Latin
And this caused me some problems
Among my friends and my foes
'Cause when you look into my face
You see what everybody else knows

[Chorus]
If daddy is white
You must be white too
If you look into the mirror
What comes looking back at you?
If your daddy is white
You must be white too
If you look into the mirror
What comes looking back at you?

[Verse 2]
I feel it in the city
When I take a walk uptown
I feel the tension in the street
I feel it ticking all around
I feel it filling up the sidewalk
In the spaces in between
Between my face and your face
In public places where we get seen
[Chorus]
If daddy is white
You must be white too
If you look into the mirror
What comes looking back at you?
If your daddy is white
You must be white too
If you look into the mirror
What comes looking back at you?

[Verse 3]
He called her baby
She called him boy and then it started
They were strangers at the bar
And they both ended brokenhearted
And it was a conversation
But it ended as a fight
And I can tell you it's because
He was black and she was white

[Chorus]
If daddy is white
You must be white too
If you look into the mirror
What comes looking back at you?
If your daddy is white
You must be white too
If you look into the mirror
What comes looking back at you?
If your daddy is white
You must be white too
If you look into the mirror
What comes looking back at you?
If your daddy is white
You must be white too
If you look into the mirror
What comes looking back at you?