i didn't lie to nobody

i don't want to be lied to

i didn't hurt nobody

so don't hurt me

i didn't cheat nobody

i don't want to be cheated

i didn't make this trouble

so just let me be



and i won't make excuses

i don't need an alibi

i'm just an innocent passerby

just a witness to the crime



i don't want to preach

i don't want to be preached at

i don't want to save nobody

i don't want to be saved

i don't want to curse

i don't want to be damned

i don't want to scare nobody

cause i am not afraid



and i won't make excuses

i don't need an alibi

i'm just an innocent passerby

just a witness to the crime



i never had a slave

i don't want to be a slave

i'm not gonna judge

i don't want to be judged

nodody 's trying to kill me

so i don't want to kill

i just want to love

and be loved