Bob Dylan Lyrics
"Clean-Cut Kid"
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intro
Everybody wants to know why he couldn't adjust
Adjust to what, a dream that bust?
Adjust to what, a dream that bust?
chorus
He was a clean-cut kid
But they made a killer out of him,
That's what they did
But they made a killer out of him,
That's what they did
They said what's up is down, they said what isn't is
They put ideas in his head he thought were his
They put ideas in his head he thought were his
chorus
He was a clean-cut kid
But they made a killer out of him,
That's what they did
But they made a killer out of him,
That's what they did
pre-chorus
He was on the baseball team, he was in the marching band
When he was ten years old he had a watermelon stand
When he was ten years old he had a watermelon stand
chorus
He was a clean-cut kid
But they made a killer out of him,
That's what they did
But they made a killer out of him,
That's what they did
pre-chorus
He went to church on Sunday, he was a Boy Scout
For his friends he would turn his pockets inside out
For his friends he would turn his pockets inside out
chorus
He was a clean-cut kid
But they made a killer out of him,
That's what they did
But they made a killer out of him,
That's what they did
verse 1
They said, "Listen boy, you're just a pup"
They sent him to a napalm health spa to shape up
They gave him dope to smoke, drinks and pills,
A jeep to drive, blood to spill
They said "Congratulations, you got what it takes"
They sent him back into the rat race without any brakes
They sent him to a napalm health spa to shape up
They gave him dope to smoke, drinks and pills,
A jeep to drive, blood to spill
They said "Congratulations, you got what it takes"
They sent him back into the rat race without any brakes
chorus
He was a clean-cut kid
But they made a killer out of him,
That's what they did
But they made a killer out of him,
That's what they did
verse 2
He bought the American dream but it put him in debt
The only game he could play was Russian roulette
He drank Coca-Cola, he was eating Wonder Bread,
Ate Burger Kings, he was well fed
He went to Hollywood to see Peter O'Toole
He stole a Rolls Royce and drove it in a swimming pool
The only game he could play was Russian roulette
He drank Coca-Cola, he was eating Wonder Bread,
Ate Burger Kings, he was well fed
He went to Hollywood to see Peter O'Toole
He stole a Rolls Royce and drove it in a swimming pool
chorus
They took a clean-cut kid
And they made a killer out of him,
That's what they did
And they made a killer out of him,
That's what they did
verse 3
He could've sold insurance, owned a restaurant or bar
Could've been an accountant or a tennis star
He was wearing boxing gloves, took a dive one day
Off the Golden Gate Bridge into China Bay
His mama walks the floor, his daddy weeps and moans
They gotta sleep together in a home they don't own
Could've been an accountant or a tennis star
He was wearing boxing gloves, took a dive one day
Off the Golden Gate Bridge into China Bay
His mama walks the floor, his daddy weeps and moans
They gotta sleep together in a home they don't own
chorus
They took a clean-cut kid
And they made a killer out of him,
That's what they did
And they made a killer out of him,
That's what they did
verse 4
Well, everybody's asking why he couldn't adjust
All he ever wanted was somebody to trust
They took his head and turned it inside out
He never did know what it was all about
He had a steady job, he joined the choir
He never did plan to walk the high wire
All he ever wanted was somebody to trust
They took his head and turned it inside out
He never did know what it was all about
He had a steady job, he joined the choir
He never did plan to walk the high wire
chorus
They took a clean-cut kid
And they made a killer out of him,
That's what they did
And they made a killer out of him,
That's what they did
This song is from the album "Original Album Classics" and "Empire Burlesque".