INTRO C5 D5 G5 C5 D5 G5 C5 G5 G5 Once I was younger than C5 G5 The youngest of fragile minds C5 I ate the day with bad manners G5 Then spit out the rind E5 G5 And mother, mother told me E5 D5 As I looked to the sky E5 G5 C5 D5 Yes my mother told me, "my dear son, G5 You're not the one" G5 C5 G5 I flew home when I was just 21 C5 G5 Young enough to be the father of someone C5 G5 I've got a conch pissed with conch republic rum My father by my side, teary-eyed, he said: E5 G5 C5 D5 "Son, by God, what I could have done, E5 G5 And you're just like me C5 D5 You can, really put 'em down C5 D5 G5 If I was in your place, I'd stay, have fun" C5 D5 G5 But I'm not the one G5 C5 Now I'm sittin' here G5 Haggling over sums C5 Money made by someone else G5 C5 To me, it don't belong G5 C5 I toss a smile to the mighty boss G5 C5 He's my God G5 C5 But I'm a bit backwards G5 C5 And I know he's just a fuckin' dog E5 G5 And mother, mother told me, E5 D5 As I looked to the sky E5 G5 C5 D5 Yes my mother told me my dear son G5 C5 "You're not the one" G5 C5 "you're not the one" G5 C5 You're not the one" G5 C5 You're not the one" Outro C5 D5 G5 C5 D5 G5 C5 G5
