He Wasn’t Like Us Songtext
von Jeff Bates

We didn′t know for sure but everybody said
That old boy ain't right in the head
He′s a little slow
We'd hide in the bushes not making a sound
When he'd walk by we′d push him down
On that dirt road

I was just as guilty as my friends
We had a lot of laughs at his expense

He wasn′t like us
He wasn't cool
He′d just smile even while we were being cruel
He stood out
He didn't fit in
But we kept throwing the stones
No, we didn′t let up on him
He never said a mean word
No, he never even made a fuss
He wasn't like us


Later on he made a name in our town
For hanging out and running around
With the rough crowd
They were boozers and losers and low class broads
But he saw good in ′em nobody else saw
And he brought it out

Then the rumors started flying
That he was some kind of holy man
But we set him straight and told him to his face
He was a crazy man

He wasn't like us
He wasn't cool
He′d just smile even while we were being cruel
He stood out
He didn′t fit in
But we kept throwing the stones
No, we didn't let up on him
He never said a mean word
No, he never even made a fuss
He wasn′t like us


Well I remember the day he got in trouble with the law
They cursed him and kicked him and mocked him and whipped him
Then they nailed him to the cross
He wasn't like us
He didn′t fit in
And I fell down on my knees and wept for him

He never said a mean word
No, he never even made a fuss
He never did nothing wrong
All he ever did was love
He wasn't like us
He wasn′t like us