| There was this mother and this father
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| Ungrateful for what they had
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| So they tried hard to return it
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| But God wouldn’t take it back
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| So then they tried to burn it
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| On their dirty kitchen floor
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| They met their fate one night late
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| Tryin' to rob a liquor store
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| Down in flames together
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| They went down in flames together
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| Brother Henry had a pair of most curious hands
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| He liked to fondle the sweet contents of little boys' pants
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| But a vigilant mom learned about his predilection
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| And she nailed his balls to the wall in a shotgun crucifixion
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| She was dissatisfied from the day she was born
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| She prayed every birthday for a new body part
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| So this unhappy virgin got herself a surgeon
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| Who made her a version of her new improved self
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| But there was something he left behind, and that was her mind
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| …filled with the same old pictures now she wished she was blind
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| He didn’t really like the way things were goin cuz
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| He wasn’t making enough money
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| She was as unhappy the last day of her life as she was the first
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| So they looked at one another
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| They made a video of their vows
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| They swallowed a bottle of pills and said goodnight forever
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| That’s all for now (bye-bye !)
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| CHANT
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| They said their vows, they swallowed pills
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| They lit candles, drew the curtains
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| Had their fill, had their thrills
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| Their lives were finished they were certain
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| And no one tried, to get inside
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| To stop the tears they never cried
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| And so that day, they did away
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| With their pointless little burden)
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| She wanted a great big house… and a great big life
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| So he took a knife. |
| and he turned a card
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| He juggled some numbers on a few ledger sheets
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| He didn’t realize he’d wind up between the sheets
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| Being identified by his child bride
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| Who thought he would give her it all
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| That’s how he paid for the ride
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| What was that thing they threw off the Talahachie Bridge
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| Did anybody ever figure it out?
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| Well what I think is they knew and it put their whole lives in doubt
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| Cuz the coroner’s office never would unseal those papers
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| They felt that forgetting it all would be a whole lot safer
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| Chorus Outro |