Jerry K. Reed - Got / Get Lyrics

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1.
I found him down at the ocean
He was lying there all alone
At first I couldn't see no sign of any motion
But when I got near him, I could hear him moan
And I heard the last words that he said
You got what you get

And he said

Tell em that I'm sorry
Tell em it is ok to feel sad
But tell em that this is my story
And this was my choice to make
Cause whether you're alive or you're dead
You got what you get

And he told me

2.
I've met her down by the river
Freshly cut wrists, still holding the knive
I tried everything I could to help her
But it was too late she was barely alive
And she handed me a letter written in red
Titled you got what you get
And it said
Tell em that I'm sorry
Tell em it is ok to feel sad
But tell em that this is my story
And this was my choice to make
Cause whether you're alive or you're dead
You got what you get

Bridge
Now sometimes when I lie awake at the dawn of the day
I ask myself should I go or should I stay
And if I ever decide to end it on my own
I know what I like to have engraved on my tombstone
Tell em that I'm sorry
Tell em it is ok to feel sad
But tell em that this is my story
And this was my choice to make
Cause whether you're alive or you're dead
You got what you get