A reflection on how a fifteen-dollar haircut at a chain salon unexpectedly shifted the way strangers see you.
[Verse 1] Fifteen bucks at the strip mall by the Wendy's Told her just clean it up, nothing fancy She buzzed the sides shorter than I meant to say Now the gas station clerk calls me sir today [Chorus] Funny how scissors change the frequency Of checkout lines and coffee shop courtesy Same face in the rearview, different story Guess respect was hiding in my sideburns all along [Verse 2] Waitress doesn't hover when I'm counting quarters Bartender pours heavier, doesn't check my order Like I shed some invisible tax I didn't know I paid For looking too young or too soft or afraid [Chorus] Funny how scissors change the frequency Of checkout lines and coffee shop courtesy Same face in the rearview, different story Guess respect was hiding in my sideburns all along [Bridge] Mom says I look older, sounds worried when she says it Mirror shows a stranger but I think I like the credit For being taken seriously in fluorescent light Even if I bought it for the price of highlights [Outro] Still got the receipt crumpled in my jacket Proof that change comes cheap if you know where to hack it
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