As a boy with beard and hair I'm known, I'm seen, I'm judged And with every gown I wear I'm known, I'm seen, I'm judged I'm known, I'm seen, I'm judged Mutter words of your belief You're known, seen, judged And every great deal you achieve You're known, seen, judged Your mother called you on the phone Said she could not be another day alone She dreamed you're sleeping in the gutter And while her child sings in the streets She is crying herself to sleep at night The cold, cold night Crash like bowling balls, You're known, You're seen and judged Break on through their walls You're known, seen, judged And then your father, desperate on the phone Said your mother could not be alone He said she dreamed She dreamed you're sleeping in the gutter And while her child sings in the streets She is crying herself to sleep at night The cold, cold night As a friend of helpless men you're known You're seen and judged To protect themselves From those they think they know and judge They think they know and judge