Takes some time to waste a guy Must be mad Ok, a smoldering burn Must be bad Cut deep and festering day by day No one wants a free for all Just a chance A break, a lift to climb On a back Tough luck a pebble short of quit Only those that get into the way back Way, way back before the thumb Was a way A path, a reckoning Like a gash Sewn deep and gesturing day by day Take a guy, an everyman Must be glad Well off, a gentle ease Underneath A film that’s cracking bit by bit Only those that get into the way That’s that Or maybe keep in mind Take the hit or take the fall Fall back