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    Well, once I had a brother
    And we grew up looking out for each other
    When he fucked up, I did my best to cover his lies
    I hid him from the cops when he was a runaway
    Put him up when he was on the streets with no place to stay
    And when he lied and stole, I looked the other way

    'Cause in time I knew he would find a way to get his life together
    And we would be all right if we just stuck together
    Somehow we would both make it through
    Somehow we'd both make it through

    Maybe I tried too hard to be a brother
    There comes a time when you gotta burn your bridges to discover
    What you really are inside
    I thought I knew my brother, but I was wrong
    Maybe I'd been lying to myself all along
    When he burned his bridges, he burned me at the same time

    Well brother, brother, how could you be so hateful, so ungrateful
    After all that we'd been through?
    Someday you'll get what's coming to you
    Someday you'll get what's coming to you

    You stole my money, then my friends, and now my lover
    You say you treat everyone like a brother, and it's true
    'Cause you screw over everyone the way that you screwed me
    You're a tumor, a leech, a sore that won't go away
    Leaving a path of discarded people in your wake
    You're a thief, a thief who stole my trust
    And that's the worst thing you could take
    But every underdog must have his day
    So you'd better stay the hell out of my way
    'Cause this dog's day is coming soon
    And this dog won't let bad feelings pass
    This dog wants grudges to last
    'Cause this dog won't forget how he was done in

    Well, you selfish little motherfucker
    I hope I never live to see you hurt another
    'Cause life you touch is life you smother, like mine
    Someday you'll get what's coming to you
    Someday you'll get what's coming to you

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