Punch In the Gut

[Verse 1]

They said come on your own

Don't you bring anyone

Just you, after lunch

In the parking lot, we're gonna settle this one on one

[Chorus]

He never wanted to punch no one

Never wanted to land that punch in the gut

Never wanted to cross across the chin

Never wanted to commit that particular sin

[Verse 2]

He didn't do what they said he'd done

Didn't steal a thing from anyone

But I knew he was an innocent kid

And he couldn't have done the things they said that he did

[Chorus]

He never wanted to punch no one

Never wanted to land that punch in the gut

Never wanted to cross across the chin

Never wanted to commit that particular sin

[Bridge]

And they give him no choice, they give him no choice

They backed him in 'til he backed them down to the ground

[Verse 3]

Then the tough boys thought they had their man

They were born to take a stand

But the kid with the different skin

Was figuring out the kind of trouble he was in

When I went to the priest

And I pleaded please to intervene

He said, "No, it's not my place

Let boys be boys, let 'em lose in disgrace"

[Chorus]

He never wanted to punch no one

Never wanted to land that punch in the gut

Never wanted to cross across the chin

Never wanted to commit that particular sin

[Outro]

And they give him no choice, they give him no choice

They backed him in 'til he backed them down to the ground

They give him no choice, they give him no choice

They backed him in 'til he backed them down to the ground