Karaoké Brittle Bones Nicky Rare Americans

Brittle Bones Nicky

He was crafty and tricky

And that son of a bitch was gold

Yeah that son of a bitch was gold

Wires got crossed when I was about three

Dad had bloody heavy hands

Used 'em on me

My mama, bless her heart 'cos she gave me a start

She got killed, bad man

Dad stiffed in a scam

Grew up in the system

Bounced, couple homes

This woman Mary gifted me hand-me-down clothes

Shy at the start 'till this guy named Shifty who had hundred pounds on me called me Brittle Bones Nicky

A target aimed straight at my face

Big house of kids

Cred is cake

Rounded up a couple bucks

Got it freshly baked

Sat down to dinner

Put it right in his face

Right in his fucking face

You're not gonna push me around

You can't get me down, down, down

You're not gonna push me around

You can't get me down, down, down

Bounce ahead, couple years

King of my peers

We biked the block cheersin' pretty girls beers

Did alright for myself

Petty thefts I pulled

Dropped outta school

Built a circle of bulls

Needin' more money

Covered head to toe

Snuck up, sucker

Took his stash, and drove

Cash stashed, pourin' in

Bulk of it up my nose

How dumb I was

Twenty-one and way out of control

The cops kicked down my door

She did a line right off my

Said That's one way to go down

Knew I was hard as rock

Knew I was hard as rock

You're not gonna push me around

You can't get me down, down, down

You're not gonna push me around

You can't get me down, down, down

Bars, new world

Who can I trust

Killers were nice

Smugglers were rough

Met a man named Ben

Quite sharp and witty

Gave me books about money and cities

Taught me ropes

Only years coulda gained

Looked out for each other

M.O.'s the same

That night I heard Ben turnin' fifty in May

Yellin' so loud

Two decades we aged

Found him cornered

Pants down, shanked

Didn't even think twice

Man I barely blinked

If it cost me my life man I'd save my only friend

That's somethin' I could live with

I could take that 'till the end

If it cost me my life man I'd save my only friend

That's somethin' I could live with

I could take that 'till the end

You're not gonna push me around

You can't get me down, down, down

You're not gonna push me around

You can't get me down, down, down

Now every mornin'

Coffee, park

Walkin' 'round the city

Deals light or dark

I'm straight edge as a punk

Well mannered and I feel free

Tried to do what I thought was best

And that's comin' to the grave with me

As I lay here in my final nights

I try to have a laugh

I didn't win the game of life but I'd give myself a pass