I've tried, I've tried (I've tried) 

Oh, I've tried 

I've been bought and sold (and sold) 

One too many times 



I ain't your puppet, no 

And I ain't your steppin' stone 

I should have looked before I jumped 

I should have known 



Out and down (and down) 

Lost and never found 

Deaf and blind (and blind) 

Insane and out of mind 



I ain't your puppet, no 

And I ain't your steppin' stone 

I should have looked before I jumped 

I should have known 

I ain't your puppet, no 

And I ain't your steppin' stone 

I should have looked before I jumped 

I should have known 



I ain't your puppet, no 

And I ain't your steppin' stone 

I should have looked before I jumped 

I should have known 

I ain't your puppet, no 

And I ain't your steppin' stone 

I should have looked before I jumped 

I should have known