Out Out Damn Spot    John's conscience would return to him in time   John lived a lie    A lie that started out white and benign      If you wanna know the truth about my life    It's a mess it's a mess it's a mess it's a mess   If you wanna know the truth about my life    I confess I confess I confess I confess   If you wanna know the truth about my life it's in disarray   I wish you met me earlier than today      John checked his hat, his coat, his mind,    And somehow now the ticket stub he cannot find   John only dabbled, he babbled, and somewhat unraveled.   He never really looked me in the eye      If you wanna know the truth about my life    It's a sham it's a sham it's a sham it's a sham   If you wanna know the truth about my life    It's a sham it's a sham it's a sham   If you wanna know the truth about the truth    It's a scam it's a scam it's scam it's a scam      I wish you met me earlier    when I was outside and I was feeding the pigeons   They were flying around, it was really pretty outside   Where did my friends go   It seemed some nights I had so many   Where did my ends go?   It seems I used to make them meet but now I'm so incomplete    When the snow turned to sleet      If you wanna know the truth about my life    It's a mess it's a mess it's a mess it's a mess   If you wanna know the truth about my life    It's a mess it's a mess it's a mess   If you wanna know the truth about my life    I confess I confess I confess I confess   If you wanna know the truth about my life    it's a sham it's a sham it's a sham   If you wanna know the truth about my life    it's a scam it's a scam it's a scam it's a scam   If you wanna know the truth about my life    It's a wreck it's a wreck it's a wreck   If you wanna know the truth about my life    I'm in check I'm in check I'm in check I'm in check   Where did my friends go    Where did my friends go    Where did my friends go   Where did my friends go   Where did my friends go   Where did my friends go