What Made You Do It

We don't need a factory to feed this town But if they ever closed down the rumor mill, this town will collapse A man who moves here to make a little sense out of something Ends up so much more confused that he snaps So every time I hear your name, the story's never quite the same They say some stranger came at you with a knife At least the ones who seem on your side do The ones who'd like to blame you say that stranger was a friend of your wife You know that you could always tell me the truth I'll swear to any lie you ever ask me to Come on, man, just between me and you What made you do it, what made you do it? Because if you say it was self-defense, then I'll say it was self-defense You've been straight with me ever since the day we met So if you tell me he had it coming, I'll suppose he had it coming Either way reminds me of something I can't forget I can't forget not long after your heart attack When you come back to town and told me you'd bought a gun I got the sinking feeling looking at it, thinking someday you'd be getting shot Or even worse, having to shoot someone Some guys go crazy so the others will see Others 'cause there ain't another other way to be Come on, man, just between you and me What made you do it? You know that you could always tell me the truth I'll swear to any lie you ever asked me to Come on, man, just between me and you What made you do it, what made you do it? What made you do it? What made you do it? What made you do it?