[verse 1]
Does the face you show the world
Is that you're just a lonely girl
And you don't want nobody to see her
You're the one who acts so brave
But the one who's so afraid
And you wish you didn't have to be her

[pre chorus]
So put on your makeup
And make it through another day
And paint on a smile
And hide those tears away

[chorus]
Cover up, cover up
But you can't cover up the lonely
Can't cover up the hurt you feel
Can't cover up the empty
The pain you're careful to conceal
Anyone can see its a cover up

[verse 2]
Does the place you hide your heart
So it won't get torn apart
And you don't want nobody to know it
You're the one who stands so tall
But the one who feels so small
And the one who's never gonna show it

[pre chorus]
So put on your makeup
And make it through another day
And paint on a smile and hide those tears away

[chorus]
Cover up, cover up
But you can't cover up the lonely
Can't cover up the hurt you feel
Can't cover up the empty
The pain you're careful to conceal
Anyone can see its a cover up

Cover up, don't let nobody see you
Build a wall, that nobody can see through
Hide away so nobody can reach you
Keep up the cover up

But you can't cover up the lonely
Cover up the hurt you feel
Can't cover up the empty
The pain you're careful to conceal
Anyone can see it's a cover up

Cover up, it's a cover up
Cover up, it's just a cover up
Cover up
Cover up, it's a cover up
Cover up, it's just a cover up
Cover up

[outro]
Does the face you show the world
Is that you're just a lonely girl
And you don't want nobody to see her
But I see