Lyrics

Got his first pellet gun
The day Richie turned thirteen
And he knocked on my door
Said "this you gotta see"
We propped up empty cans
On the fence at the side
And shot the enemy
Right between the eyes
Across the way our neighbour
Had a bird house made of glass
And the temptation was too much
For two young soldiers on the grass
So he took aim and fired
He never thought he'd hit it
But the sound of broken glass
Told me he had split it
Well Richie turned pale white
And handed me the gun
Said "your daddy's gonna kill you
If he finds out what you've done

You Better

Tell a little lie
That's what you're gonna do
But don't mention my name
If you know whats good for you
Just blame somebody else
He won't think it twice
What does it really matter
Long as someone pays the price

Daddy got home that night
Said the neighbour had complained
So he sat me down in front
And said "Ok son explain"
I lied and said I saw someone
Throw a stone right through it.
He said " Your story doesn't wash
You see the neighbour saw you do it
I said it's true I was there
But Daddy I was framed
Richie pulled the trigger
He's the one to blame.

He said

So you told a little lie
To cover for your friend
Well as far as I'm concerned
You're just as guilty in the end
You never tried to stop him
You never thought it twice
Now you 're the one
Whose gonna pay the price

Well that's the problem with this world
No one takes the blame
It's always someone else's fault
Always someone else's game
But that's the devil's little trick
Can't be farther from the thruth
Cause someday we'll have to answer
For what we did and didn't do

Then he told me a story
About a carpenter's son
Who spent his whole life
Tryin to help everyone
He taught about love and reponsibility
He even taught about forgivness
And how to set our souls free
But some people back then
Hated him so
They charged him with a debt
That he didn't owe

They told a bunch of lies
And accused him of sin
Everyone believed their story
And put the blame on him
Though he was truly innocent
He never thought it twice
He just stretched out his arms
And gladly paid the price.