Stockyard Stoics

Hes been knocked down
Hes been fucked up
Betrayed and he thought hed never laugh again
Hes been spat on
Hes been turned off
Disdained and he thought hed never love again
Hes been broken down
Hes been messed around
Put in his place with a smack in the face
Hes been stabbed in the back
Hes been sneak attacked
Now he hates the whole goddamned human race
And his backs up against the wall once more
With his heart on his sleeve and his head in his hands
He dreams all the dreams of an innocent man
Of the birds and the bees and the TV screen
Word gets around in every town
Hes been knocked down
Hes been fucked up
Betrayed and he thought hed never love again
Hes been spat on
Hes been turned off
Disdained and he thought hed never laugh again
With his eyes so bright and his new blue jeans
His heads on right and hes full of dreams
But the years between have been black and blue
My friend, what are we coming to?
And his backs up against the wall once more
With his heart on his sleeve and his head in his hands
He dreams all the dreams of an innocent man
Of the birds and the bees and the TV screen
Word gets around in every town
In every town word gets around
Hes been knocked down
Hes been fucked up
Betrayed and he thought hed never love again
Hes been spat on
Hes been turned off
Disdained and he thought hed never laugh again
He still looks for love
He still dreams of home
He tells tall tales of what might have been
But he fucked up once
And he fucked up thrice
Now hes back out on the road again
And his backs up against the wall once more
Son of a bitch dont know what he is fighting for
You can pick and choose
With his heart on his sleeve and his head in his hands
He dreams all the dreams of an innocent man
Of the birds and the bees and the TV screen
Word gets around in every town
Now everybody knows and theres no home
Theres nowhere left to go
Youre all alone
[ Word Gets Around Lyrics ]