What You Is

You might have been a villain

With a capital V

You might have had a plane to catch

And left your family

It doesn't matter what you was

It's what you is and what you is

And what you are

You might have been a mid wife

Trying to help somebody in

You might have been a cardinal

With an A to Z of skin

Open up your window

Honey, let me in

You might have been Columbia

Releasing orange 45's

(How does it feel?)

You might have been the empress bee

In her furry little hive

(Buzz, buzz)

All the other bees

It doesn't matter what you was

It's what you is and what you is

And what you are

Well, you've got to come from somewhere

But you don't have to go back there anymore

Hey

You might have been the police

Knock, knock, knocking at the door

You might have been a nice young man

On a nice young floor

It doesn't matter what you was

It's what you is and what you is

And what you are

One more, yeah

It doesn't matter what you was

It's what you is and what you is

And what you are

You might be looking innocent

Umm, deep inside you're not

You might be feeling guilty

Just a little not a lot

It doesn't matter what you was

It's what you is and what you is

And what you are, yeah

Hey, hey, hey

Hey, hey, hey

Hey, hey, hey

Hey, hey