[Intro: John Lydon]
Hello, hello
Hello, hello
Hello, hello
Ha-ha-ha-ha

[Verse 1: John Lydon]
You never listened to a word that I said
You only seen me from the clothes that I wear
Or did the interest go so much deeper?
It must have been to the color of my hair

[Refrain: John Lydon]
The public image

[Verse 2: John Lydon]
Oh, what you wanted was never made clear
Behind the image was ignorance and fear
You hide behind this public machine
You still follow same old scheme

[Refrain: John Lydon]
Public image

[Verse 3: John Lydon]
Two sides to every story
Somebody had to stop me
I'm not the same as when I began
I will not be treated as property
[Refrain: John Lydon]
Public image

[Verse 4: John Lydon]
Two sides to every story
Somebody had to stop me
I'm not the same as when I began
It's not a game of monopoly

[Refrain: John Lydon]
Public image

[Verse 5: John Lydon]
Public image, you got what you wanted
The public image belongs to me
It's my entrance, my own creation
My grand finale, my goodbye

[Outro: John Lydon]
Public image
Public image
Goodbye