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[i_am_chubbs]

In the glare of a neon sign
She laid her body down.
The damned walked in beside her
And he laid his money down.

He said, "Don't try to scream now,
But I want this one to hurt
And tonight, my pretty one,
I'm gonna get my money's worth."

He said, "They never listened."
She said, "They'd never understand
That I don't do this for pleasure,
I just do it 'cause I can."

I swear I didn't want to,
And I swear I didn't know
That things like this could happen
To a seventeen-year-old.

And I've bundled up all of these fears inside
And I've bottled up all of this pain
And no one or nothing can take this away
But I won't let it happen again.
Never again.

In the haze of a smokey room
He chokes that bottle down.
It's been a month since he saw her face
Underneath the blood-stained gown.

And he thinks about that little girl
And the one he has at home, and wonders,
"What if that was my little girl
Walkin' down that road alone?"

And I've bundled up all of these fears inside
And I've bottled up all of this pain
And no one or nothing can take this away
But I won't let it happen again.
Never again.
Never again.
No.

Maybe I'm just crazy
Or the Devil got inside.
Either way, my soul is gone
And I'll end this all tonight.

One hand throws the whiskey
And the other throws the gun
As he cries out to the Heavens,
"I am not my father's son!"

And I've bundled up all of these fears inside
And I've bottled up all of this pain
And no one or nothing can take this away
But I won't let it happen again.
Never again.
Never again.
No.
Oh, no.