The Clothes Don't Make The Man
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Keith Anderson/Arlis Albritton (ASCAP)
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My brother's got a black & white picture with numbers across his chest
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He'll do 15 more years if his behavior stays at it's best
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He took the blame to save his best friend's name
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At a job that went bad down in Birmingham
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Yeah, but he don't mind that orange suit 'cause he knows
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The clothes don't make the man
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Two cells down from where my brother lays his head
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The walls echo "Amazing Grace" & quotes of scripture that man once read
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When he preyed upon the little souls of all those boys
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That didn't understand
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You can wear a robe that's laced with gold
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But the clothes don't make the man
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Chorus
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Designer names, rips and stains, shouldn't tell you who I am
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'Cause sometimes angels hide their wings
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And the devil's dressed like a lamb
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Yeah, the clothes don't make the man
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They all laughed and called him names when he said that he was sent
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To be their king
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You don't even own a home, you've got simple clothes
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And sandals on your feet
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Stripped of his pride, he was crucified up on a cross with nails of hatred
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In his hands
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But he rose from that grave in three days
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Yeah, the clothes don't make the man
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Repeat chorus
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The Clothes Don't Make The Man
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| Keith Anderson |
