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The Sticks and Stones

© 2009 Kenneth Cade / Janice Hopkins / Magne Kolstad


Minding my own business

On a winding road, shiftless

Every step leads down a hill

A resentful place


Spray painted names crossed out on a wall

Death sentence tags, reveals who’ll fall

Ohh there's got to be a better way


Even hate is love, just gone astray


The bricks of the city are a canvas in their hands
P
lease let me have eyes to see
THE STICKS AND STONES
never understand those they damn
B
ut their bullets damn near stole the life from me

Yeah, THE STICKS AND STONES left their marks on me


Violent weather on a windless day

Closely tethered, the gangs are chained

And I got dressed in pain


Tried new rules for the same old game

Insane enough to keep on playin’

Does anyone hear what I’m sayin’


Or is noone listening?


The bricks of the city are a canvas in their hands
P
lease let me have eyes to see

THE STICKS AND STONES never understand those they damn
B
ut their bullets damn near stole the life from me

Yeah, THE STICKS AND STONES left their marks on me


Now it’s hard to keep resisting the pain

Changing the scenes, replacing the names

Freeing myself from the burden of blame


Cause the writings on the walls' the same


The bricks of the city are a canvas in their hands
P
lease let me have eyes to see

THE STICKS AND STONES never understand those they damn
B
ut their bullets damn near stole the life from me

Yeah, THE STICKS AND STONES left their marks on me


Ohh THE STICKS AND STONES


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