Intro
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[Verse 1]
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It wasn't gambling that caused me to kill my friend Peter Blue
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It wasn't gambling that caused me to kill my friend Peter Blue
B A E
If you caught your best friend with your wife, you'd do the same thing too
[Verse 2]
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When they strapped on the lie detector, the needle kept going up and down
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When they strapped on the lie detector, the needle kept going up and down
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And they knew I were lying since I first sat down
[Verse 3]
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So I spoke to my conscience and asked what should I do
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Yes, I spoke to my conscience and asked what should I do
B A E
My conscious said, "Shorty, I would plead guilty if I were you."
[Verse 4]
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So I stood up on my feet and raised up my right hand
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So I stood up on my feet and raised up my right hand
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I said, "Judge, I'm confessing. I shot my woman's man."
[Verse 5]
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So the prosecutor asked me, "Shorty, why did you kill that man?"
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So the prosecutor asked me, "Shorty, why did you kill that man?"
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I said, "If you've never been in love, then you wouldn't understand."
[Verse 6]
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When I signed my confession, this is what I wrote
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When I signed my confession, this is what I wrote
B A E
That I'm throwing myself on the mercy of the court
[Verse 7]
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When the jury found me guilty, my woman's eyes were full of tears
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When the jury found me guilty, my woman's eyes were full of tears
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The verdict was manslaughter, I got from one to twenty years
[Verse 8]
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Baby, one year ain't no sentence and twenty years ain't no time
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Baby, one year ain't no sentence and twenty years ain't no time
B A E
And if I pass, I'll see you when I do my time