Tony Jones stabbed Alice Jones
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On their first anniversary
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Down in Dallas, Texas
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In a small apartment
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With nobody present.
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He pulled out a knife
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And he stuck it to her.
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He left her bleeding
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On the floor in the kitchen
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With cake on her fingers
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And her wedding ring holding.
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In her hand was a note
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That said the wicked must suffer
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And he drove off quickly
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To his girlfriend's apartment.
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But who really suffers in the end?
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It's easy enough for us to pretend that
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Everything's all right with the family.
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Everything is safe here at home.
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Everything's all right with the family.
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The beds are made but there's no sheets on.
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From the courtroom stand
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Tony said he was sorry.
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That he was sad and mixed up,
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And he didn't know what he was doing,
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That he'd always loved Alice
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And he begged for forgiveness.
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So he threw himself
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On the mercy of the jury
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And he told how his father
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Had beat and abused him
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Back in grade school
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In the basement den,
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And that maybe prison
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Was the best thing for him.
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And he said, "Oh God, can you forgive me?" yeah
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But who really suffers in the end?
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It's easy enough for us all to pretend that
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Everything's all right with the family.
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Everything is safe here at home.
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Everything's all right with the family.
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The beds are made but there's no sheets on.
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How many days does it take to make us weak?
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And how many hours do people spend lonely?
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In the heart of the heart the family lay dying
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The ruin of a nation lies at our feet, yeah.
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Everything's all right with the family.
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Everything is safe here at home.
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Everything's all right with the family.
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The beds are made but there's no sheets on.
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Everything's all right with the family.
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Everything is safe here at home.
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Everything's all right with the family.
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The beds are made but there's no sheets on.
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Case 795 (The Family)
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| John Cougar Mellencamp |
