1982

Throw out the bone, you gave the dog away
A neighbor boy with dirt all in his face
He'll treat him just the same way, oh

Momma told me not to play that marble game
But did you listen? Turned the TV on
Drowned out her voice with the sound
She didn't ask for them nine months gone
You never thanked her for one no no no

God blessed you on the day you were born in 1982
Sucked your tooth straight out of its socket, was a miracle it grew
God blessed you with two legs a-moving and two arms that bust on through
The black and blue, all the dirt all the world piled on top of you

Oh regret's a sin, it's a waste of time they say
It robs you of friends and it digs an early grave
Six feet deep in red clay
Why break your back just to find a resting place?

God blessed you on the day that you were born in 1982
Sucked your tooth straight out of its socket, was a miracle it grew
God blessed you with two legs a-moving and two arms that bust on through
The black and blue, all the dirt all the world has piled on top of you

But did you listen? Turned the TV on
Drowned out her voice with the sound
She didn't ask for them nine months gone
You never thanked her for one, no no no