Rare Americans - Brittle Bones Nicky (Official Music Video)

Wires crossed when I was about 3 years old. Dad had very heavy and bloody hands, he used them on me. My mom? Bless her heart, for she gave me a beginning. They killed her, bad man, dad stood stiff in a scam. He grew up in the system, bounced around two homes. This woman, Mary, gave me used clothes. Shy at first, even this guy named Shifty Who weighed 100 pounds on me called me “Nicky Brittle Bones” A target aimed right at my face Big kid's house, credibility is a cake I scraped together a couple of dollars, bought it freshly baked Me I sat down to dinner Put it right in his face Right in his damn face (in his face) You're not going to push me You can't put me down, down, down (down!) You're not going to push me (nooo!) You can't take me down, take me down, bring me down (down!) Bounce forward a couple of years, king of my peers.

We rode our bikes around the block, cheering on pretty girls with beers. I did good for me, petty thefts I committed, dropped out of school, built a bull ring Needing more money, covered from head to toe Sneaked in, fool, took his stash and drove Hidden money, was spilling out Most of it on my nose What a fool I was, twenty-one And I walk out of control The cops kicked down the door She drew a line right in my (wow!) She said "that's one way to go down" I knew I was hard as a rock I knew That was hard as a rock (hard as a rock) You're not going to push me You can't put me down, down, down (down!) You're not going to push me (no!) You can't put me down, down, down (down !) ) Bars, new world, who can I trust?

The murderers were nice, the smugglers were tough. I met a man named Ben, quite intelligent and witty. He gave me books about money and cities. They taught me ropes, only the years could have won. They took care of each other, the modus operandi is the same. That night I heard Ben turn. 50 in May Screaming so loud, two decades older I found him cornered, pants down, stabbed I didn't even think twice, man I barely blinked (I barely blinked, I barely blinked) If it cost me my life, man, I'll save my Only friend That That's something I could live with I could take that to the end If it cost me my life man I'd save my only friend That's something I could live with I could take that to the end You're not going to push me You can do it Don't bring me down, you bring me down You knock me down (down!) You're not going to push me down (no!) You can't knock me down, knock me down, knock down (down!) Now every morning, coffee, park Walking around the city, deals light or dark I'm straight as a punk, well-mannered and I feel free I tried to do what I thought was best And that's come to the grave with me As I lie here in my last nights, I try to Laugh, I didn't win the game of life, but I'd give myself a pass .