Lyrics House Of Pain (Mono).lrc The Turtles
[id: ydovwelw]
[ar: The Turtles]
[al: You Baby / Let Me Be]
[ti: House of Pain (Mono)]
[length: 02:48]
[00:07.11]Wise men say
[00:08.43]That a poor mother’s child
[00:11.17]Lives his life in vain
[00:15.25]If he doesn’t visit, Lord
[00:19.02]The house of pain
[00:23.32]At the age of four, my mama done died
[00:27.78]My daddy started in drinkin’
[00:30.99]And he left me by an orphanage door
[00:34.40]Said, “Get the rest of your life for thinkin’ now”
[00:40.33]At the age of eight
[00:41.86]Thoughts filled my mind
[00:44.56]I had to run, had to run away
[00:47.59]And I met a bum by the name of Joe
[00:51.02]And he told me I could stay now
[00:56.78]Now, Joe said, “Earn your keep, boy
[00:59.98]Man’s gotta work for every meal”
[01:03.16]And Joe, he taught me how to rob, Lord
[01:08.23]He taught me how to steal
[01:13.24]Age 13, I was a restless lad
[01:16.55]And Joe said, “Little drink do you no harm”
[01:19.87]But by 15 years a-drinkin’ meant nothin’
[01:23.75]Compared to these holes in my arm
[01:29.09]Now, I’m not a violent man
[01:31.08]I can’t stand killin’
[01:33.43]Without a reason to be done
[01:36.16]But when my friend Joe started stealin’ my brandy
[01:40.40]Shot him with a second-hand gun
[01:45.67]People don’t know
[01:46.98]What pain it is runnin’
[01:48.81]So even a man of 30 cries with tears
[01:52.57]But I’ve been livin’ on crumbs and sterno
[01:56.50]Nigh under 15 years
[02:02.05]My strength is gone, my eyes are closin’
[02:05.34]It’s gettin’ dark and oh, so cold
[02:08.05]But it’s nice and warm
[02:10.27]In the place I’ll be goin’ to
[02:11.87]Will probably have me shovelin’ coal now
[02:14.83]
[02:20.74]So let it now be said
[02:22.27]That a man ain’t been livin’
[02:24.57]That he spends life in vain
[02:27.68]’Cause I spend 30 cold, windy, thirsty years
[02:31.43]Inside the house of pain now
[02:34.83]Inside the house of pain
[02:38.69]Inside the house of pain
[02:41.46]Year of Release: 1966