Stopped Giving a Damn-3

“I tried prayer. I tried pride. But the world don’t care — so neither do I.”

I wore the tie, shined the shoes, Played by the rules I was bound to lose. Shook every hand, bowed my head, But respect don’t come from what you said.

I stopped givin’ a damn, Let the ashes fall where they may. I stopped givin’ a damn, And the night finally went my way. No mercy, no plan — Just a man who stopped givin’ a damn.

The preacher prayed, but the truth ran thin, The banker smiled with the devil’s grin. She held my hand, then kissed my friend, Every vow breaks before it begins.

I stopped givin’ a damn, Let the ashes fall where they may. I stopped givin’ a damn, And the night finally went my way. No crown, no clan — Just a man who stopped givin’ a damn.

No chains on my wrist, No saints in my bed. The smoke tells the truth, The silence is fed.

I stopped givin’ a damn, Let the ashes fall where they may. I stopped givin’ a damn, And the night finally went my way. No mercy, no plan — Just a man who stopped givin’ a damn.

“…and I never looked back.”

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