verse 1 They tried the handcuffs but they won't lock Electrical courses but they won't shock You pulled the fire alarm You tried punching a cop You're just too tired to stop You old pine box You old pine box With your head full of rocks Sharp like a cracked flowerpot You old paper hat On your skull full of bats There's no percentage in that verse 2 They called relations but they declined They called the fan club but they'd resigned Left your car in a field And some questions behind Your mom thinks you're out of your mind Bridge Over the falls and into the drink The barrel breaks and we slowly sink verse 3 They tried the handcuffs but they won't lock Electrical courses but they won't shock You pulled the fire alarm You tried punching a cop You're just too tired to stop You old pine box
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