All in all, I wish I'd been much kinder.
It'll serve as a reminder when I'm burning in Hell.
Bastard, liar, headed for the fire
Nobody should ever get to know me very well.
Before I met her I was lost, and now I've learned too well the cost
Of leaving something good for something better.
I took her like the fire takes the wood, that is for my own sake,
And I left that night, and I left no letter.
It was something that I told myself I had to do.
It wasn't like I'd ever agreed to be the man was gonna change her luck.
All in all, I wish I'd been much kinder.
It'll serve as a reminder when I'm burning in Hell.
Bastard, liar, headed for the fire
Nobody should ever get to know me very well.
I'm sorry for bad things I've done, both large and small.
Though some were fun, they haunt me now, and I've not forgotten.
What is my defense to be? What is the excuse for me,
Neither least-beloved of God, nor misbegotten.
It was somethin' on my shoulder that I listened to.
Now I wish I'd never had the chance to do injury against my fellow man.
All in all, I wish I'd been much kinder.
It'll serve as a reminder when I'm burning in Hell.
Bastard, liar, headed for the fire
Nobody should ever get to know me very well.