Punch In the Gut

They said, come On your own Don't you bring anyone Just you After lunch In the parking lot We're gonna settle this one on one He never wanted to punch no one Never wanted to land that punch in the gut Never wanted to cross across the chin Never wanted to commit that particular sin He didn't do What they said he'd done Didn't steal a thing from anyone But I knew He was an innocent kid And he couldn't have done the things they said that he did He never wanted to punch no one Never wanted to land that punch in the gut Never wanted to cross across the chin Never wanted to commit that particular sin And they give him no choice They give him no choice Oh they backed him in till he backed them down to the ground Then the tough boys Thought they had their man They were born to take a stand But the kid With the different skin Was figuring out the kind of trouble he was in When I went To the priest And I pleaded please to intervene He said, no It's not my place Let boys be boys Let 'em lose in disgrace He never wanted to punch no one Never wanted to land that punch in the gut Never wanted to cross across the chin Never wanted to commit that particular sin And they give him no choice They give him no choice Oh they backed him in till he backed them down to the ground They give him no choice They give him no choice Oh they backed him in till he backed them down To the ground