Brittle Bones Nicky
[00:07.16] Brittle Bones Nicky
[00:08.90] He was crafty and tricky
[00:11.15] And that son of a bitch was gold
[00:16.40] Yeah that son of a bitch was gold
[00:30.66] Wires got crossed when I was about 3
[00:32.41] Dad had bloody heavy hands, used em on me
[00:34.15] My mamma? Bless her heart, cuz she gave me a start
[00:36.15] She got killed, bad man, dad stiffed in a scam
[00:37.90] Grew up in the system, bounced, couple homes
[00:39.66] This woman Mary, gifted me hand-me-down clothes
[00:41.91] Shy at the start, till this guy named Shifty
[00:43.41] Who had 100 pounds on me, called me "Brittle Bones Nicky"
[00:45.66] A target aimed straight at my face
[00:47.16] Big house of kids, cred is cake
[00:48.91] Rounded up a couple bucks, got it freshly baked
[00:50.91] Sat down to dinner, put it right in his face
[00:52.90] Right in his fucking face (in his face)
[00:56.41] You're not gonna push me around
[01:00.16] You can't get me down, down, down (down!)
[01:03.91] You're not gonna push me around (no!)
[01:07.66] You can't get me down, down, down (down!)
[01:25.91] Bounce ahead, couple years, king of my peers
[01:27.65] We biked the block, cheersin' pretty girls beers
[01:29.65] Did alright for myself, petty thefts I pulled
[01:31.66] I dropped outta school, built a circle of bulls
[01:33.41] Needing more money, covered head to toe
[01:35.15] Snuck up, sucker, took his stash, and drove
[01:37.15] The cash stashed, pouring in
[01:38.90] Bulk of it up my nose
[01:40.66] How dumb I was, twenty-one
[01:42.41] And way out of control
[01:44.40] The cops kicked down the door
[01:46.16] She did a line right off my (woah!)
[01:47.91] Said "that's one way to go down"
[01:49.66] Knew I was hard as rock
[01:51.90] Knew I was hard as rock (hard as rock!)
[01:55.66] You're not gonna push me around
[01:59.15] You can't get me down, down, down (down!)
[02:02.91] You're not gonna push me around (no!)
[02:06.66] You can't get me down, down, down (down!)
[02:10.41] Bars, new world, who can I trust?
[02:11.91] Killers were nice, smugglers were rough
[02:13.91] Met a man named Ben, quite sharp and witty
[02:15.90] Gave me books, 'bout money and cities
[02:17.91] Taught me ropes, only years coulda gained
[02:19.41] Looked out for each other, M.O.'s the same
[02:21.41] That night I heard Ben, turning 50 in May
[02:23.40] Yellin' so loud, two decades we aged
[02:25.16] Found him cornered, pants down, shanked
[02:26.91] Didn't even think twice, man I barely blinked
[02:28.91] (I barely blinked, I barely blinked)
[02:30.16] If it cost me my life man, I'd save my only friend
[02:34.15] That's something I could live with
[02:35.91] I could take that 'til the end
[02:37.90] If it cost me my life man, I'd save my only friend
[02:41.66] That's something I could live with
[02:43.41] I could take that 'til the end (hey!)
[02:45.66] You're not gonna push me around
[02:49.16] You can't get me down, down, down (down!)
[02:52.90] You're not gonna push me around (no!)
[02:56.66] You can't get me down, down, down (down!)
[03:01.90] Now every morning, coffee, park
[03:03.66] Walking around the city, deals light or dark
[03:05.65] I'm straight edge as a punk
[03:07.40] Well mannered, and I feel free
[03:09.16] Tried to do what I thought was best
[03:10.91] And that's coming to the grave with me
[03:12.91] As I lay here in my final nights, I try to have a laugh
[03:16.66] I didn't win the game of life
[03:18.41] But I'd give myself a pass
