I Lyrics and Words by Lawrence Gowan
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from his album Strange Animal
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You've seen my hands are steady
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You've seen my face before
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Soon you can take your last look
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And they'll close the door
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I stand accused before you
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I have no tears to cry
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And you will never break me
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Until the day I die
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A criminal mind was all I
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All I've ever known
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They've tried to reform me
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But I'm made of cold stone
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My criminal mind is all I
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All I've ever had
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Ask one who's known me
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If I'm really so bad...
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I am
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I've spent my life behind these steel bars
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I've paid my debt in time
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But being brought to justice
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That was my only crime
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I don't regret a single action
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I'd do the same again
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These prison walls secure me
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And I'm numb to pain
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A criminal mind is all I
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All I've ever known
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They've tried to reform me
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But I'm made of cold stone
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My criminal mind is all I
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All I've ever had
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Ask one who's known me
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If I'm really so bad...
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I am
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Before you hand me over
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Before you read my sentence
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I'd like to say a few words
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Here in my own defense
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Some people struggle daily
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They struggle with their conscience 'til the end
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I have no guilt to haunt me
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I feel no wrong intent
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A criminal mind is all I
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All I've ever known
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Don't try to reform me
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Cause I'm made of cold stone
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My criminal mind is all I
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All I've ever had
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Ask one who's known me
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If I'm really so bad...
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I am
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Oh I am
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Oh I am
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I'm made of cold stone
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Made of cold stone
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I'm just like these prison walls
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A criminal mind
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A Criminal Mind
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| Styx |
