You See Me (From the Original Motion Picture “The Color Purple”)

Tear stains runnin' down my face Your hands wipin' them away, yeah Even on the worst of days With you, I feel safe, yeah Parts of me that I was hidin' You seem to find without tryin' Long as you look happy Nobody knows that you're cryin' out Lotta people see what they wanna see, but You see me Baby, you, you see me Yeah Guard down with no makeup on Patient even when I'm wrong Stay with me ten toes, even through it all When I hit the wall, you the one I call Parts of me that I was hidin' You seem to find without tryin' My bad days are good days Ain't nobody cryin' now A lotta people see what they wanna see, but Oh, baby, you, you see, you see me (you see me) Said, baby, you, you see, you see me (you see me) Baby, you see, you see me, yeah (you see me) Oh, you, you see, you see me (you see me, oh) Broken and miserable (my walls) My heart wasn't fixable (for a long) For a long time, I thought I was invisible (oh) But your love spoke life into me I let people see what they wanna see 'cause Oh, baby, you, you see, see me, you see me (you see me) Baby, you, you see, you see me, you see me (you see me) (You see me) I've never felt more seen by anyone And I've never felt more loved by anyone (You see me) you see me, you see me, you see me, you see me Tear stains runnin' down my face Your hands wipin' them away Even on the worst of days With you, I feel safe