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?