I've never been the bad guy, never thought I would
Always took the high road, did the things I should
Then they kicked me when I was down
Now I'm turning this train around
They taught me a lesson, they taught me twice
There's only one ending for the one who's nice
They said it's all gonna be just fine
Then they walked out with what was mine
Oooh, oooh, oooh
Oooh, oooh, oooh
I tried to stand up, I put out my neck
I turned around there was no one else on deck
I said the captain has run away
I heard we'll all be the captain some day
And I've been alive a long time
And the load it gets heavy and high
It gets hard to put your heart on the line
Lord I tried, lord I tried, lord I tried
I've never been the bad guy, but I played the fool
All the kings and queens they're not playing by the rules
When there's no hand left out for you
You will learn what your hands can do
Gonna change my language, gonna change my skin
This one'll be concrete now no one's getting in
You might not recognize my face
There's a bad man in my place
Oooh, oooh, oooh
Oooh, oooh, oooh
Give me my black hat, give me my gun
I've never been the bad guy, now let's have some fun
There might be blood left on the floor
But I'll get what I came here for
And I've been alive a long time
And the load it gets heavy and high
It gets hard to put your heart on the line
Lord I tried, lord I tried, lord I tried
