Clean-cut kid
by Bob Dylan
lyricscopy.com
Everybody wants to know why he couldn´t adjust
Adjust to what, a dream that bust?
He was a clean-cut kid
But they made a killer out of him
That´s what they did
They said what´s up is down, they said what isn´t is
They put ideas in his head he thought were his
He was a clean-cut kid
But they made a killer out of him
That´s what they did
He was on the baseball team, he was in the marching band
When he was ten years old he had a watermelon stand
He was a clean-cut kid
But they made a killer out of him
That´s what they did
He went to church on Sunday, he was a Boy Scout
For his friends he would turn his pockets inside out
He was a clean-cut kid
But they made a killer out of him
That´s what they did
They said, Listen boy, you´re just a pup
They sent him to a napalm health spa to shape up
They gave him dope to smoke, drinks and pills
A jeep to drive, blood to spill
They said Congratulations, you got what it takes
They sent him back into the rat race without any brakes
He was a clean-cut kid
But they made a killer out of him
That´s what they did
He bought the American dream but it put him in debt
The only game he could play was Russian roulette
He drank Coca-Cola, he was eating Wonder Bread
Ate Burger Kings, he was well fed
He went to Hollywood to see Peter O´Toole
He stole a Rolls-Royce and drove it in a swimming pool
They took a clean-cut kid
And they made a killer out of him
That´s what they did
He could´ve sold insurance, owned a restaurant or bar
Could´ve been an accountant or a tennis star
He was wearing boxing gloves, took a dive one day
Off the Golden Gate Bridge into China Bay
His mama walks the floor, his daddy weeps and moans
They gotta sleep together in a home they don´t own
They took a clean-cut kid
And they made a killer out of him
That´s what they did
Well, everybody´s asking why he couldn´t adjust
All he ever wanted was somebody to trust
They took his head and turned it inside out
He never did know what it was all about
He had a steady job, he joined the choir
He never did plan to walk the high wire
They took a clean-cut kid
And they made a killer out of him
That´s what they did
Adjust to what, a dream that bust?
He was a clean-cut kid
But they made a killer out of him
That´s what they did
They said what´s up is down, they said what isn´t is
They put ideas in his head he thought were his
He was a clean-cut kid
But they made a killer out of him
That´s what they did
He was on the baseball team, he was in the marching band
When he was ten years old he had a watermelon stand
He was a clean-cut kid
But they made a killer out of him
That´s what they did
He went to church on Sunday, he was a Boy Scout
For his friends he would turn his pockets inside out
He was a clean-cut kid
But they made a killer out of him
That´s what they did
They said, Listen boy, you´re just a pup
They sent him to a napalm health spa to shape up
They gave him dope to smoke, drinks and pills
A jeep to drive, blood to spill
They said Congratulations, you got what it takes
They sent him back into the rat race without any brakes
He was a clean-cut kid
But they made a killer out of him
That´s what they did
He bought the American dream but it put him in debt
The only game he could play was Russian roulette
He drank Coca-Cola, he was eating Wonder Bread
Ate Burger Kings, he was well fed
He went to Hollywood to see Peter O´Toole
He stole a Rolls-Royce and drove it in a swimming pool
They took a clean-cut kid
And they made a killer out of him
That´s what they did
He could´ve sold insurance, owned a restaurant or bar
Could´ve been an accountant or a tennis star
He was wearing boxing gloves, took a dive one day
Off the Golden Gate Bridge into China Bay
His mama walks the floor, his daddy weeps and moans
They gotta sleep together in a home they don´t own
They took a clean-cut kid
And they made a killer out of him
That´s what they did
Well, everybody´s asking why he couldn´t adjust
All he ever wanted was somebody to trust
They took his head and turned it inside out
He never did know what it was all about
He had a steady job, he joined the choir
He never did plan to walk the high wire
They took a clean-cut kid
And they made a killer out of him
That´s what they did
