He certainly did earn that reputation.
They tried the handcuffs but they won't lock
Electrical courses but they won't shock
You pulled the fire alarm
You tried punching a cop
You're just too tired to stop
You old pine box (You old pine box)
With your head full of rocks
Sharp like a cracked flowerpot (You old paper hat)
On your skull full of bats
There's no percentage in that
They called relations but they declined
They called the fan club but they'd resigned
Left your car in a field and some questions behind
Your mom thinks you're out of your mind
Over the falls and into the drink
The barrel breaks and we slowly sink
They tried the handcuffs but they won't lock
Electrical courses but they won't shock
You pulled the fire alarm
You tried punching a cop
You're just too tired to stop
You old pine box
Electrical courses but they won't shock
You pulled the fire alarm
You tried punching a cop
You're just too tired to stop
You old pine box (You old pine box)
With your head full of rocks
Sharp like a cracked flowerpot (You old paper hat)
On your skull full of bats
There's no percentage in that
They called relations but they declined
They called the fan club but they'd resigned
Left your car in a field and some questions behind
Your mom thinks you're out of your mind
Over the falls and into the drink
The barrel breaks and we slowly sink
They tried the handcuffs but they won't lock
Electrical courses but they won't shock
You pulled the fire alarm
You tried punching a cop
You're just too tired to stop
You old pine box
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Breaking down the lyrics: They tried the handcuffs but they won't lock (was arrested, but thinks the laws are unjust) Electrical courses but they won't shock (now archaic electroshock therapy, or forced AA meetings) You pulled the fire alarm (some crazy ass behavior/incident) You tried punching a cop (self explanatory) You're just too tired to stop (comfortable with his level of drinking, quitting is too much work) You old pine box.
You old pine box With your head full of rocks (stupid thoughts, etc) Sharp like a cracked flowerpot (kind of smart, but now just a crazy drug addled loon) Your old paper hat On your skull full of bats There's no percentage in bats
They called relations but they declined (family has given up on him) They called the fanclub but they resigned (old friends have given up on him) Left your car in a field (drunk driving, went off the road, walked home) And some questions behind Your mom thinks you're out of your mind (self explanatory)