I've been convicted with and without reason    Tarred and feathered like a piper on a killing spree    And felt the anger of generations    And been a target for the cheap shots of authority       So you think you cut me down to size    Well there's something you should realize    It's gonna take more than a break in the law    To make me smile pretty for the wreckin' ball       CHORUS    Won't beg, won't bleed    The end of sacrifice is a threat to society    Hard line, you'll see    Once you've made a mark, you've made a threat to society       I wasn't put here to be treated    Like some disease you hoped would go away if left alone    You can sweep me under the carpet    But I'll still infect your need to use me as a steppin' stone       So you think you cut me down to size    Well there's something you should realize    It's gonna take more than a break in the law    To make me smile pretty for the wreckin' ball       CHORUS       So you think you cut me down to size    Well there's something you should realize    It's gonna take more than a break in the law    To make me smile pretty for the wreckin' ball