At home I am the real me
But away, I often speak differently
To different people, you see,
Which makes me a different me.
To my grandchildren, as a rule
I try to talk cool
So they will think me hep
And in perfect step
With the 21st Century.
With high school friends
I find myself dropping g's,
For that was how we spoke then.
It was how're you doin?, and like that
And even sometimes, where are you at?
To people I hardly know,
Especially if they are la-dee-da-da,
I try hard to show
How just as cultured as they I am.
But it's a sham.
And finally –
To my mine own man
I speak the speech of the real me,
And he in turn
Speaks his true self to me.