Lyrics The Slackers

The Slackers

Peculiar

Well I committed no crime but it seems that I have no

place to hide

I had a bad disposition and a pistol, all loaded for

suicide

And though I didn't act, that don't really matter

The law books, they are fat, the lawyers, they get

fatter

And I'll be lucky if they ship me to Siberia

I got two mad women, no mother, and a brother who prays

for me

And it's for my man Ivan if I'm lucky he'll take the

blame for me

Or maybe I'll get loaded, end up in a fight

Or maybe I'll go down just like the other night

But I'll be lucky if they ship me to Siberia

Well, father was peculiar

And now the fruit it don't fall too far away

So what's it to ya?

If he was here, I know he would say,

No he'd tell ya, I didn't do the crimes you claim

No he'd tell ya, I didn't do those things you say

Well father was peculiar and we both ended up with the

same girl

If you call me obsessive well it kind of underestimates

my behaviour

Now everyone believes in an imminent conviction

Everybody knew my overall intentions

And I'll be lucky if they ship me to Siberia

Well, father was peculiar

And now the fruit it didn't fall so far away

So what's it to ya?

If he was here, I know he would say,

No he'd tell ya that I didn't do the crimes you claim

No he'd tell ya that I didn't do those things you say

Well the judge and the jury and the people in the city

They all talk about (Talk, talk, talk...)

The people in my life like they're someone in a movie

on your... night... out...

Evidence is bad and it don't look like I'm getting'

outta here

And the man who really done it, well he fixed it up

nice, made it very clear

Oh, but Ivan understands when everything is awful

You do just what you can, 'cause everything is lawful

And I'll be luck if he can break me outta here

And I say, come on man

Well, father was peculiar

Yeah, so what's it to ya?

It didn't mean I did those crimes you say

Hey, I said

Well, father was peculiar

Yeah, so what's it to ya?

Still I didn't do those crimes you say

You say

You say

Father

Father was peculiar

Didn't mean I did those crimes...