The Sin Lyrics

The Sin lyrics

By Warren Zevon
c. Zevon Music BMI, 1980
It's none of my business
But
if I may
Remind you of the time
When you did something you knew was
wrong
It wasn't called a crime
And I'm not saying that you should
give
A sucker an even break
I'm talking about the time
That you were
cruel for cruelty's sake
I'm talking about the time
That you were cruel
for cruelty's sake
How you gonna pay for
How you gonna pay for
How you
gonna pay for the sin?
How you gonna pay for
How you gonna pay for
How
you gonna pay for the sin?
Hah?
Maybe you went and stuck your key
In
somebody else's door
Maybe you went and helped yourself
To something that
wasn't yours
Maybe you simply criticized
Someone you hardly knew
You
ruined part of their life for them
Part of your own life, too
How you
gonna pay for
How you gonna pay for
How you gonna pay for the sin?
How
you gonna pay for
How you gonna pay for
How you gonna pay for it
then?
If and when you feel an ill wind
Don't be too surprised
Remember
when you should have
Picked on somebody your own size
How you gonna pay
for
How you gonna pay for
How you gonna pay for the sin?
How you gonna
pay for
How you gonna pay for
How you gonna pay for the sin?
How am I
gonna pay for
How am I gonna pay for
How am I gonna pay for the sin?