Todd Snider - What Made You Do It Lyrics

We don't need a factory to feed this town
But if they ever closed down the rumor mill, this town will collapse
A man who moves here to make a little sense out of something
Ends up so much more confused that he snaps
So every time I hear your name, the story's never quite the same
They say some stranger came at you with a knife
At least the ones who seem on your side do
The ones who'd like to blame you say that stranger was a friend of your wife

You know that you could always tell me the truth
I'll swear to any lie you ever ask me to
Come on, man, just between me and you
What made you do it, what made you do it?

Because if you say it was self-defense, then I'll say it was self-defense
You've been straight with me ever since the day we met
So if you tell me he had it coming, I'll suppose he had it coming
Either way reminds me of something I can't forget
I can't forget not long after your heart attack
When you come back to town and told me you'd bought a gun
I got the sinking feeling looking at it, thinking someday you'd be getting shot
Or even worse, having to shoot someone

Some guys go crazy so the others will see
Others 'cause there ain't another other way to be
Come on, man, just between you and me
What made you do it?

You know that you could always tell me the truth
I'll swear to any lie you ever asked me to
Come on, man, just between me and you
What made you do it, what made you do it?

What made you do it?
What made you do it?
What made you do it?