Try Me

One, two, three, four

Thirteen stops on the school run

Last in line for the throne

Mama's putting out fires again

Seven's free to roam

The living room is a war zone

Second base is a drag

Kick a can through the wasteland now

Hear the echo back

And dad is over the limit

Since they let him go

He tries to set an example, but

It's tell instead of show

Well, they asked him, "Why'd you do it?"

Well, try me as a man

You know if you'd been through it

Then you might understand

And how could it be my fault

When I do all that I can

To teach you all a lesson

And keep a hold of your hand

Trying hard to be silent

Try to hold it in

The principal on my back again

Teach him some respect

There's a cabinet in the store room

Keys under the bed

Listening to the voices, some

Things were never said

Well, they asked me, "Why'd you do it?"

Well, try me as a man

You know if you'd been through it

Then you might understand

And how could it be my fault

When I do all that I can

To teach you all a lesson

You put a gun in my hand

Commissioner in the spotlight

And ticker tape in the rain

The jury ruling was oversight

Guilty, all the same

And offer words of condolence

Sending thoughts and prayers

Who'd have thought he was violent

Such a pretty stare

Well, they asked me, "Why'd you do it?"

Like they can't understand

When all I ever wanted

Was to try to be a man

But I can't be what you wanted

And I've done all that I can

To teach you all a lesson

You put a gun in my hand

Now it's out of my hands

So try me

So try me

As a man