[Intro] They told me my whole life there was a man across the border who wanted me dead. I never met him. I never even knew his name. [Verse 1] They handed me a flag in the schoolyard They handed me a name to hate (handed me, handed me) I was seven and I didn't ask I just repeated what they said I grew up sharpening that word Like a knife I'd never use Never met the man across the border But I knew exactly what he'd do [Pre-Chorus] And they said: he's not like you He's not like you He's not like you [Chorus] I hated a man I never met For a map I never drew I hated a man I never met Because someone told me to And the day I finally stood in front of him He was shaking just like me He was shaking just like me [Verse 2] They handed me the same flag Same word, same name, same lie (same lie, same lie) My brother went to the border And he never said goodbye But I sat next to a stranger On a Tuesday, on a plane And he didn't look like a monster He just looked tired, just like me [Pre-Chorus] And they said: she's not like you She's not like you She's not like you [Chorus] I hated a man I never met For a map I never drew I hated a man I never met Because someone told me to And the day I finally stood in front of him He was shaking just like me He was shaking just like me [virtuoso guitar solo] [Bridge] Some of us take the knife Some of us take the wheel Some of us take the knife Some of us take the wheel (wheel, wheel, wheel) [Final Chorus] I hated a man I never met For a map I never drew I hated a man I never met Because someone told me to And the day I finally stood in front of him He was shaking just like me HE WAS SHAKING JUST LIKE ME (just like me) (just like me) [Outro] Some take the knife. Some take the wheel. [Stop] [End]
