We didn't know for sure but everybody said That old boy ain't right in the head He's a little slow We'd hide in the bushes not maken a sound When he'd walk by we'd push him down on that dirt road I was just as guilty as my friends We had a lot of laughs at his expense
CHORUS: He wasn't like us He wasn't cool He'd just smile even while we were being cruel He stook out He didn't fit in But we kept throwin' the stones no we didn't let up on him He never said a mean word No he never even made a fus he wasn't like us
Later on he made a name in our town For hangin' out and runnin' around with the rough crowd They were bozers and losers and low class broads But he saw good in them nobody else saw and he brought it out Then the rumors started flyin' that he was some kinda holy man But we set em' straight and told 'em to his face he was a crazy man
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BRIDGE: Well, I remember the day he got in trouble with the law They cussed him and kicked him and mocked him and whipped him Then they nailed him to the cross He wasn't like us, He didn't fit in And I fell down on my knees and wept for him He never said a mean word No he never even made a fuss He never did nothing wrong All he ever did was love