[00:02.47] All rise
[00:07.55] Brittle Bones Nicky was crafty and tricky
[00:12.10] And that son of a bitch was gold
[00:16.73] Yeah, that son of a bitch was gold
[00:24.82] 
[00:31.04] Wires got crossed when I was about three
[00:32.97] Dad had bloody heavy hands, used them on me
[00:34.59] My mama? Bless her heart, 'cause she gave me a start
[00:36.58] She got killed, bad man, dad stiffed in a scam
[00:38.40] Grew up in the system, bounced, couple homes
[00:40.39] This woman Mary, gifted me hand-me-down clothes
[00:42.16] Shy at the start, 'til this guy named Shifty
[00:44.04] Who had 100 pounds on me called me "Brittle Bones Nicky"
[00:45.99] A target aimed straight at my face
[00:47.49] Big house of kids, cred is cake
[00:49.63] Rounded up a couple bucks, got it freshly baked
[00:51.40] Sat down to dinner
[00:52.26] Put it right in his face
[00:53.49] Right in his fucking face (in his face!)
[00:56.97] You're not gonna push me around
[01:00.49] You can't get me down, down, down (down!)
[01:04.34] You're not gonna push me around (no!)
[01:07.90] You can't get me down, down, down (down!)
[01:13.50] 
[01:25.91] Bounce ahead a couple years, king of my peers
[01:28.29] We biked the block, cheersin' pretty girls beers
[01:30.11] Did alright for myself, petty thefts I pulled
[01:32.02] Dropped outta school, built a circle of bulls
[01:34.00] Needing more money, covered head to toe
[01:35.63] Snuck up, sucker, took his stash, and drove
[01:37.75] The cash stashed, it was pouring in
[01:39.30] Bulk of it up my nose
[01:41.22] How dumb I was, 21
[01:42.92] And way out of control
[01:44.95] The cops kicked down the door
[01:46.52] She did a line right off my (wow!)
[01:48.56] Said "That's one way to go down"
[01:50.10] Knew I was hard as rock
[01:52.19] Knew-I-was-hard-as-rock (hard as rock!)
[01:55.95] You're not gonna push me around
[01:59.68] You can't get me down, down, down (down!)
[02:03.49] You're not gonna push me around (no!)
[02:06.55] You can't get me down, down, down (down!)
[02:10.64] Bars, new world, who could I trust?
[02:12.35] Killers were nice, smugglers were rough
[02:14.15] Met a man named Ben, quite sharp and witty
[02:16.54] Gave me books about money and cities
[02:17.98] Taught me ropes, only years coulda gained
[02:19.85] Looked out for each other, M.O's the same
[02:21.61] That night I heard Ben, turning 50 in May
[02:23.57] Yellin' so loud, two decades we aged
[02:25.42] Found him cornered, pants down, shanked
[02:27.22] Didn't even think twice, man I barely blinked
[02:29.04] (I barely blinked, I barely blinked)
[02:30.96] If it cost me my life, man, I'd save my only friend
[02:34.57] That's something I could live with
[02:36.39] I could take that 'til the end
[02:38.18] If it cost me my life, man, I'd save my only friend
[02:41.83] That's something I could live with
[02:43.62] I could take that 'til the end (hey!)
[02:45.88] You're not gonna push me around
[02:49.48] You can't get me down, down, down (down!)
[02:53.30] You're not gonna push me around (no!)
[02:57.00] You can't get me down, down, down (down!)
[03:02.76] Now every morning, coffee, park
[03:04.53] Walking around the city, deals light or dark
[03:06.26] I'm straight edge as a punk, well-mannered, and I feel free
[03:09.72] Tried to do what I thought was best
[03:11.75] And that's coming to the grave with me
[03:13.75] As I lay here in my final nights, I try to have a laugh
[03:17.08] I didn't win the game of life
[03:19.17] But I'd give myself a pass
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