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Tried to warn 'em, but in the end, go ahead, I'll take the blame
Somebody's gotta do it and to me it's all the same
Tried to warn 'em, but in the end, go ahead, I'll take the blame
Somebody's gotta do it and to me it's all the same

Brave words, I wanna be there when they turn
Corn starch in the baggie like, when will you learn?
Don't get aggie, c'mon man, we all just got burned
Woman at me like, mommy and daddy, behavior is learned
Dramatic reenactment went badly for all those concerned
As a child, broke in a neighbor's house
Searchin' for what, I don't know
Wasn't rich, wasn't hurtin', I didn't do it for the dough
Seen him pull up, through the curtain and slipped out the back door
Lost my temper, moms looked just like she seen a ghost
When he got out, gave him the money
We both pretended it was a loan
Down the road, seen him lookin' bummy outside the liquor store
Hurried past like I ain't know him, somethin' caught in my throat

Tried to warn 'em, but in the end, go ahead, I'll take the blame
Somebody's gotta do it and to me it's all the same

(Tried to warn 'em, but in the end)
Oh no, that's terrible
He's not hurting anyone
Neither are we
Oh God
Every time I see one of those old guys I
Every time I see one of those old guys I
I always think the same thing
What do you think?
I always think that he was once somebody's baby boy
No, really, I do, I think he was once somebody's baby boy
And he had a mother and father who loved him and now
There he is, half dead on a park bench