He Wasnt Like Us

Intro: () (x4) bars Verse We didn't know for sure, but everybody said That ol' boy ain't right in the head, he's a little slow We'd hide in the bushes not making a sound When he'd walk by we'd push him down on that dirt road I was just as guilty as my friends We had a lot of laughs at his ex- pense He wasn't like us, he wasn't cool He'd just smile even while we were being cruel He stood out, he didn't fit in But we kept throwing the stones, no, we didn't let up on him He never said a mean word, no, he never even made a fuss He wasn't like us Verse Later on he made a name in our town, for hanging out And running around with the rough crowd They were boozers and losers and low class broads But he saw good in 'em nobody else saw and he brought it out Then the rumors started flyin' that he was some kind of holy man But we set him straight and told him to his face, he was a crazy man He wasn't like us, he wasn't cool He'd just smile even while we were being cruel He stood out, he didn't fit in But we kept throwing the stones, no, we didn't let up on him He never said a mean word, no, he never even made a fuss He wasn't like us Bridge Well, I re- member the day he got in trouble with the law They cussed him and kicked him and mocked him and whipped him And they nailed him to the cross Tag He wasn't like us, he didn't fit in And I fell down on my knees and wept for him He never said a mean word, no, he never even made a fuss He never did nothing wrong, all he ever did was love He wasn't like us, he wasn't like us -----