Shedding My Velvet

[Verse 1]
I'm shedding my velvet, can't you see?
This is the real me
I'm not as bad as I was, but I'm not as good
As I can be, as I can be

[Verse 2]
Think horses, not zebras when you hear the sound
Of hooves on the ground
You are a heliotrope who loves the sun
As it goes 'round and 'round, 'round and 'round

[Verse 3]
The noblesse oblige you sense is mine
When I convey my lines
"Better to illuminate than merely to shine"
You say this all the time and you're right

[Outro]
"Better to illuminate than merely to shine"
You say this all the time and you're right