Am I not a convict A king supposen Wearing the mask of a jester Cool like a lawyer It's an old condition Very few wounds Ain't enough protection To keep them out of view Oh the masks I wear Do they come between you and me Veronica, Veronica Bearer of the image true Truly I want to bear it too Veronica, someday Every day I pray I will see Him face to face ♪ See the man of sorrows Of the morning commute Like a king dispossessed Sleeping on a stony stoop Some of us just drive by Some say a prayer Some show out a dollar Just to show they care Oh the masks I wear Do they come between you and me Veronica, Veronica Bearer of the image true Truly I oughta bear it too Veronica, someday Every day I pray I will see Him face to face ♪ I'm a man in the half light I'm a man of almost truth So shine Your face and shine it through ♪ I'm a man in the half light I'm a man of almost truth So shine Your face and shine it through ♪ Oh the masks I wear Do they come between you and me Veronica, Veronica Bearer of the image true Truly I oughta bear it too Veronica, someday Every day I pray I will see Him face to face Veronica, someday Every day I pray I will see Him face to face