[00:03.89] All rise
[00:08.69] Brittle Bones Nicky was crafty and tricky
[00:13.43] And that son of a bitch was gold
[00:18.70] Yeah, that son of a bitch was gold
[00:24.65] 
[00:32.47] Wires got crossed when I was about three
[00:34.60] Dad had bloody heavy hands, used them on me
[00:36.07] My mama? Bless her heart, 'cause she gave me a start
[00:38.09] She got killed, bad man, dad stiffed in a scam
[00:40.04] Grew up in the system, bounced, couple homes
[00:41.90] This woman Mary, gifted me hand-me-down clothes
[00:43.71] Shy at the start, 'til this guy named Shifty
[00:45.69] Who had 100 pounds on me called me "Brittle Bones Nicky"
[00:47.51] A target aimed straight at my face
[00:49.22] Big house of kids, cred is cake
[00:51.10] Rounded up a couple bucks, got it freshly baked
[00:52.93] Sat down to dinner
[00:53.65] Put it right in his face
[00:54.80] Right in his fucking face (in his face!)
[00:58.42] You're not gonna push me around
[01:02.22] You can't get me down, down, down (down!)
[01:05.95] You're not gonna push me around (no!)
[01:09.72] You can't get me down, down, down (down!)
[01:14.86] 
[01:27.96] Bounce ahead a couple years, king of my peers
[01:30.00] We biked the block, cheersin' pretty girls beers
[01:31.79] Did alright for myself, petty thefts I pulled
[01:33.75] Dropped outta school, built a circle of bulls
[01:35.58] Needing more money, covered head to toe
[01:37.49] Snuck up, sucker, took his stash, and drove
[01:39.15] The cash stashed, it was pouring in
[01:41.04] Bulk of it up my nose
[01:42.64] How dumb I was, 21
[01:44.44] And way out of control
[01:46.44] The cops kicked down the door
[01:48.28] She did a line right off my (wow!)
[01:50.34] Said "That's one way to go down"
[01:51.91] Knew I was hard as rock
[01:53.87] Knew-I-was-hard-as-rock (hard as rock!)
[01:57.42] You're not gonna push me around
[02:01.22] You can't get me down, down, down (down!)
[02:05.04] You're not gonna push me around (no!)
[02:08.67] You can't get me down, down, down (down!)
[02:12.47] Bars, new world, who could I trust?
[02:14.39] Killers were nice, smugglers were rough
[02:15.88] Met a man named Ben, quite sharp and witty
[02:17.92] Gave me books about money and cities
[02:19.72] Taught me ropes, only years coulda gained
[02:21.69] Looked out for each other, M.O's the same
[02:23.58] That night I heard Ben, turning 50 in May
[02:25.10] Yellin' so loud, two decades we aged
[02:27.11] Found him cornered, pants down, shanked
[02:28.86] Didn't even think twice, man I barely blinked
[02:30.93] (I barely blinked, I barely blinked)
[02:32.86] If it cost me my life, man, I'd save my only friend
[02:36.12] That's something I could live with
[02:38.05] I could take that 'til the end
[02:39.65] If it cost me my life, man, I'd save my only friend
[02:43.58] That's something I could live with
[02:45.47] I could take that 'til the end (hey!)
[02:47.46] You're not gonna push me around
[02:51.07] You can't get me down, down, down (down!)
[02:54.96] You're not gonna push me around (no!)
[02:58.72] You can't get me down, down, down (down!)
[03:04.11] Now every morning, coffee, park
[03:06.15] Walking around the city, deals light or dark
[03:07.74] I'm straight edge as a punk, well-mannered, and I feel free
[03:11.38] Tried to do what I thought was best
[03:13.05] And that's coming to the grave with me
[03:14.99] As I lay here in my final nights, I try to have a laugh
[03:18.92] I didn't win the game of life
[03:20.48] But I'd give myself a pass
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