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Well Teddy's been spending his nights in the slammer
And writing us letters back home
We're constantly checking the minutes collecting
Accepting his calls from Walpole
See his dad and his mom they have packed up and gone
And left him to deal with this strife
While fighting the bottle he's building the model
Of what not to do with your life
But he goes on...

I'm gonna fire up this engine and spin out these tires
And leave all this baggage behind
I won't let this town screw me up, break me down
Or drive me right out of my mind
I'd rather beg for forgiveness than ask for permission
I'm living my life on the only condition
I do what I want when I think it's right to do
Well this is Part Two

Now Peter's been cheating, for 10 years misleading
And fooling his wife and his kids
The lies he's been spewing bout what he's doing
He'll tell you that he never did
But when he's out til morning and sleeping til dinner
With cocaine and booze in his ride
Your friends see him dating these hooker-like ladies
The damage that he's done inside
You see his plan falls to pieces,
His method releases the text messages on his phone
He'll try to deny it, but they all won't buy it
He'll probably die all alone, but she goes on...

I'm gonna fire up this engine and spin out the tires
And leave all this baggage behind
I won't let this town screw me up, break me down
Or drive me right out of my mind
I'd rather beg for forgiveness than ask for permission
I'm living my life on a moment's decision
I do what I want when I think it's right to do
Well this is Part Two

I'm gonna fire up this engine and spin out the tires
And leave all this baggage behind
I won't let this town screw me up, break me down
Or drive me right out of my mind
I'd rather beg for forgiveness than ask for permission
I'm living my life on on my own conditions
I do what I want when I think it's right to do
Well this is Part Two

Yeah well this is Part Two

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from The Joker's Hand, released December 7, 2007

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