Cornstarch

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 aggy, 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 the 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 'em 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
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 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-
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 Every time I see one of those old guys, I always think the same thing
 What did 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 a-
 Father who loved him and now, there he is, half dead on a park bench