The Wrong Man Was Convicted Lyrics by Barenaked Ladies

The Wrong Man Was Convicted Lyrics

    Words & Music by Stephen Duffy & Steven Page

    Who's lonely now?
    Which one of us is suffering?
    Who's in his cups? Which one of us recovering?
    Who likes to look at pictures and cries, but way too late?
    Who doesn't want to change a thing, accepting it was fate?

    Chorus:
    The wrong man was convicted
    You know I did the deed
    I thought that you would wait for me
    Your wants I needn't heed
    The wrong man lies beside you
    And waits for you to wake
    And all because I lacked conviction,
    The judgment's my mistake

    Who's breathless now?
    Who only hyperventilates?
    Who'd die for you! Who's dying inside anyway?
    Which one of us is sunshine and which one's growing dim?
    while two men dream of you at night, do you just dream of him?

    Chorus

    Who's lonely now?
    Who's reaching out to no one?
    Who's lonely now?
    it takes one to know one
    I changed my mind; you said that I could change it back
    I wanted space, and now change has fallen through the cracks
    if I'm again beside your body, don't tell me where it's been
    it's cruel, unusual punishment to kiss fingerprinted skin

    Chorus

    it's my mistake

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