I WAS A BOY
I WAS A GOOD LITTLE
BOY
WANTIN' IN THE
PLAYGROUND FUN
THEY SAID
AH NA NAY BOY
YOU CAN'T PLAY
'CAUSE YOU WERE BORN
A POOR MAN'S SON
I MET A GIRL
SHE WAS A PRETTY
LITTLE GIRL
WOULD YOU BE MY
ONLY ONE
SHE SAID MEET ME
WHERE NOBODY
CAN SEE
'CAUSE YOU WERE BORN
A POOR MAN'S SON
I SPENT ALL MY
LIFETIME
THINKIN' WHAT
I COULD'VE DONE
WHILE I WORKED
MY FINGERS
TO THE BONE
I MET A MAN
HE WAS A BUSINESS
MAN
SAID I'M A HARD
WORKIN'
SON-OF-A-GUN
HE SAID
YOU KNOW THE RULES
YOU SHOULD'VE STAYED
IN SCHOOL
BUT YOU WERE BORN
A POOR MAN'S SON
16 BAR
INSTRUMENTAL
BREAK
I SPENT ALL MY
LIFETIME
THINKIN' WHAT
I COULD'VE DONE
WHILE I WORKED
MY FINGERS
TO THE BONE
I MET A GUY
HE WAS A CRAZY GUY
HE SAID I'M GOING TO
GET ME SOME
LET'S GO ACROSS
THE TRACK
WHERE THEY KEEP
THAT JACK
ALL WE NEED IS A
LITTLE BLACK GUN
THEY GOT THE HOUNDS
AND THEY TRACKED US
DOWN
THEY SAID WE KNOW
WHAT YOU HAVE DONE
YOU'RE GONNA DO
THE TIME
IT'S GONNA FIT
THE CRIME
YOU SHOULD'VE SHOT
A POOR MAN'S SON
YOU SHOULD'VE SHOT
A POOR MAN'S SON
YOU SHOULD'VE SHOT
A POOR MAN'S SON
