If I Had a Cent

Wealth in Wrongs: The Hives' Candid Reflections on Missteps
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Lyrics

One more crime only way you ever knew it

Reflecting on a repeated pattern of criminal behavior as the only known way.

One more time got a feeling that you blew it

Expressing a sense of failure or regret after a repeated instance.

It's a long way down

Highlighting the consequences and difficulty of the situation.

One last line put the blame on someone else

Putting blame on others for the last time, avoiding personal responsibility.

Now you dug your own well, put the poison in yourself

Acknowledging self-inflicted harm or damage caused by one's own actions.

And my head hangs down

Expressing a state of shame or guilt with a lowered head.

Got a pain in my brain, you is just a migraine

Describing a mental pain or discomfort, portraying the person as a source of headache.

Won't you shut my mouth for another day cause you see

Requesting a break from communication due to frustration.


If a had a cent for every time

Introducing a hypothetical scenario where the speaker gains a cent for each inappropriate action.

you went across the line

Emphasizing a repetitive crossing of boundaries by the person in question.

Of what's appropriate or not

Referring to actions that deviate from socially acceptable norms.

I'd be the richest guy in town

Stating that the speaker would be extremely wealthy if compensated for each transgression.


One last time and you're gonna power through it

Describing another instance of overcoming a challenge or difficulty.

Moan, bitch, wine then you come back and I knew it

Observing a predictable cycle of complaining and then returning to problematic behavior.

It's a long way down

Reiterating the challenging and risky nature of the situation.

Tongue still split now you're burning through the pack

Indicating a persistent habit or addiction with the mention of a split tongue.

I could always spot you friends by the daggers in the back

Identifying deceitful friends through their betrayals.

And my head hangs down

Expressing a sense of shame or disappointment with a lowered head.

What is this? Monkey biz, I have had enough of this

Questioning the absurdity of the situation, expressing frustration.

Won't you shut my mouth for another day cause you see

Repeating the desire for a break from communication due to ongoing frustration.


If a had a cent for every time

Reiterating the hypothetical scenario of accumulating wealth for inappropriate actions.

you went across the line

Highlighting the persistent and inappropriate behavior of the person in question.

Of what's appropriate or not

Referring to actions that deviate from socially acceptable norms.

I'd be the richest guy in town

Reiterating the hypothetical wealth accumulation due to repeated transgressions.

And my head hangs down

Expressing ongoing feelings of shame or disappointment with a lowered head.

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