He reuses the verse melody from the previous album's "Dirty Little Religion", the topics of the verses are all over the place, and he packs too many words into one line (goes to show...) and too few in another (it's pretty hard to find), and rhymes "Henley Regatta" with "Persona non grata", but gets away with it all as only he could.
Been hidin' out
And layin' low
It's nothing new ta me
Well you can always find a place to go
If you can keep your sanity
They break down the doors
And they rape my rights but
They won't touch me
They scream and yell
And fight all night
You can't tell me
I lose my head
I close my eyes
They won't touch me
'Cause I got somethin'
I been buildin' up inside
For so fuckin' long
They're out ta get me
They won't catch me
I'm fucking innocent
They won't break me
Sometimes it's easy to forget where you're goin'
Sometimes it's harder to leave
And every time you think you know just what you're doin'
That's when your troubles exceed
They push me in a corner
Just to get me to fight but
They won't touch me
They preach and yell and fight all night
You can't tell me
I lose my head
I close my eyes
They won't touch me
'Cause I got somethin' I been buildin' up inside
I'm already gone!
They're out ta get me
They won't catch me
I'm innocent
They won't break me
Some people got a chip on their shoulder
And some would say it was me
But I didn't buy that a fifth of whiskey that you gave me
So I'd be quick to disagree
They're out to get me
They won't catch me
I'm fucking innocent
They won't break me
They're out to get me
They won't catch me
'Cause I'm innocent
So, you can suck me
Take that one to heart
And layin' low
It's nothing new ta me
Well you can always find a place to go
If you can keep your sanity
They break down the doors
And they rape my rights but
They won't touch me
They scream and yell
And fight all night
You can't tell me
I lose my head
I close my eyes
They won't touch me
'Cause I got somethin'
I been buildin' up inside
For so fuckin' long
They're out ta get me
They won't catch me
I'm fucking innocent
They won't break me
Sometimes it's easy to forget where you're goin'
Sometimes it's harder to leave
And every time you think you know just what you're doin'
That's when your troubles exceed
They push me in a corner
Just to get me to fight but
They won't touch me
They preach and yell and fight all night
You can't tell me
I lose my head
I close my eyes
They won't touch me
'Cause I got somethin' I been buildin' up inside
I'm already gone!
They're out ta get me
They won't catch me
I'm innocent
They won't break me
Some people got a chip on their shoulder
And some would say it was me
But I didn't buy that a fifth of whiskey that you gave me
So I'd be quick to disagree
They're out to get me
They won't catch me
I'm fucking innocent
They won't break me
They're out to get me
They won't catch me
'Cause I'm innocent
So, you can suck me
Take that one to heart
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