Lyrics Listener – Officer You Have The Wrong Man, I Am Not That Man

Officer, don’t haul me in
I’ve not had a drink for weeks
But tonight they were screaming at me again
At least I didn’t punch her in her teeth

A man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do
And she can’t be talking loud like that
I wish you knew what I’m going through
But she’s a whole different person when I pull out the bat

I only wanted to scare her
I promised I would never hurt her
But when she talks about leaving
I go AWOL and treat her like a deserter
I’ll be honest with you I needed a fix
And you can take me in if that’s a crime
You probably think I’m stupid
But I’ve lost a lot of blood and I’m seeing lines
I apologize for disturbing the peace
Please tell the public that I’m very, very, sorry
But this is my house and I’ll voice my opinions, if I want to
I never thought she would stab me so far
She always argued with a knife in her hand
But I think that she loves me very, very, much
It’s all my fault

Officer, don’t haul me in
I’m dying here and I need a drink
Tonight she was screaming at me again
So I laid down the law, she was standing by the sink
Honestly it was probably my fault
Because I was just trying to scare her
But before I knew it she put a knife in my ribs

I’m sorry that they had to see the whole thing
I’m a monster and they know it
You know this is no place for a kid to grow up in
Though it’s better this way

Officer, just let me be
I’ve lost too much blood and I need a drink
Stop trying to patch me up
I’ve made a mess of it all and I need a drink
I don’t know why we fought like this
I can’t believe that I’m dying here
I don’t know if I’ll be missed
Don’t let my kids see me here
I know that we all get to die
So pull apart my ribs and let some sun inside
Some sun inside, some sun inside
Sun inside, sun inside… sun (quietly)