Warren Zevon - The Sin

It's none of my business
But if I may
Remind you of the time
When you did something you knew was wrong
It wasn't called a crime
And I'm not saying that you should give
A sucker an even break
I'm talking about the time
That you were cruel for cruelty's sake
I'm talking about the time
That you were cruel for cruelty's sake

How you gonna pay for
How you gonna pay for
How you gonna pay for the sin
How you gonna pay for
How you gonna pay for
How you gonna pay for the sin
Hah

Maybe you went and stuck your key
In somebody else's door
Maybe you went and helped yourself
To something that wasn't yours
Maybe you simply criticized
Someone you hardly knew
You ruined part of their life for them
Part of your own life, too

How you gonna pay for
How you gonna pay for
How you gonna pay for the sin
How you gonna pay for
How you gonna pay for
How you gonna pay for it then

If and when you feel an ill wind
Don't be too surprised
Remember when you should have
Picked on somebody your own size

How you gonna pay for
How you gonna pay for
How you gonna pay for the sin
How you gonna pay for
How you gonna pay for
How you gonna pay for the sin
How am I gonna pay for
How am I gonna pay for
How am I gonna pay for the sin
It's none of my business
But if I may
Remind you of the time
When you did something you knew was wrong
It wasn't called a crime
And I'm not saying that you should give
A sucker an even break
I'm talking about the time
That you were cruel for cruelty's sake
I'm talking about the time
That you were cruel for cruelty's sake

How you gonna pay for
How you gonna pay for
How you gonna pay for the sin
How you gonna pay for
How you gonna pay for
How you gonna pay for the sin
Hah

Maybe you went and stuck your key
In somebody else's door
Maybe you went and helped yourself
To something that wasn't yours
Maybe you simply criticized
Someone you hardly knew
You ruined part of their life for them
Part of your own life, too

How you gonna pay for
How you gonna pay for
How you gonna pay for the sin
How you gonna pay for
How you gonna pay for
How you gonna pay for it then

If and when you feel an ill wind
Don't be too surprised
Remember when you should have
Picked on somebody your own size

How you gonna pay for
How you gonna pay for
How you gonna pay for the sin
How you gonna pay for
How you gonna pay for
How you gonna pay for the sin
How am I gonna pay for
How am I gonna pay for
How am I gonna pay for the sin
Warren Zevon - The Sin

The late, great, Warren Zevon, from the album Stand In The Fire, 1980. No copyright violation intended, purely for artistic and educational purposes.

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