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Standard (EADGBE)

Verse 1

Found a piece of candy on the floor

and I couldn't resist but taste it

Momma wanted to smack me

 and that's when I made up my mind and I ate it

and I have to admit it

tasted better than the ones in the kitchen cupboard

Verse 2

Every night I'd look out the bedroom window and wonder what it's like to run away

Daddy told me he would hit me if I did it so I made up my mind and I ran away

and I have to admit it wasn't as scary as I thought it would be

Chorus

What doesn't kill you makes you sick

 and if you're sick you learned a lesson

and with every lesson you get wiser (wiser)

So I figure that it pays to cross the line

 and eat a little dirt sometimes

Verse

I found a book about mystical things but momma said it's against our religion

So late at night I'd read it anyways and that was the last time I asked for permission

and I have to admit that I don't regret telling her lies 'cause it opened my eyes

Chorus

What doesn't kill you makes you sick

 and if you're sick you learned a lesson

and with every lesson you get wiser (wiser)

So I figure that it pays to cross the line

 and eat a little dirt sometimes

Bridge

I won't let my years go to waste living in a cage

 this prodigal child will always stray

 I got over the stomach ache

 wiped the mud off my face 'cause this world belongs to the brave

Chorus

What doesn't kill you makes you sick

 and if you're sick you learned a lesson

and with every lesson you get wiser (wiser)

So I figure that it pays to cross the line

 and eat a little dirt sometimes ('cause this world belongs to the brave)

 and eat a little dirt sometimes ('cause this world belongs to the brave)

and eat a little dirt sometimes

Found a piece of candy on the floor