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The Punch Line Lyrics
Sometimes, sometimes you\'ve got to be the punch line
and sometimes, sometimes you get to tell the joke
there\'s no difference on the end that you end up on
I’ve got a preference I’ll defend right, right over wrong
I won’t wait till they say when
or wait for them to tell me when I can
why would I wait for them
if I waited for them then
I’d be no different then them
and I’m so certain that I am
someone, someone will try to be the hammer
and someone, somebody ends up as the nail
who cares what end you end up on
hammers break and nails bend
I’ll still take right, right over wrong
and that\'s what I’ll defend that’s what I’m defending
and sometimes, sometimes you get to tell the joke
there\'s no difference on the end that you end up on
I’ve got a preference I’ll defend right, right over wrong
I won’t wait till they say when
or wait for them to tell me when I can
why would I wait for them
if I waited for them then
I’d be no different then them
and I’m so certain that I am
someone, someone will try to be the hammer
and someone, somebody ends up as the nail
who cares what end you end up on
hammers break and nails bend
I’ll still take right, right over wrong
and that\'s what I’ll defend that’s what I’m defending
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Submitted by
skycamefalling00 On Jul 09, 2002
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I think it means that in certain situations that you get to be the most important person, and in others you are the lowest of the low. But no matter what level you are at, you can't really go wrong just by being yourself. Good message, catchy song, textbook MMB.