First time he bought me flowers
Second time he bought me a ring
Third time he bought me a sundress now I got a million kinds of fancy things
First time I tripped on the front steps second time was the basement door third time it was freight train
Fourth time I'd say the whole thing over
He's a changed man he ain't the same man
First child I miscarried
Second was stillborn
Third one he was healthy
Except he grew up just like his father before him
First he said he wouldn't lay a finger on him
Second time he wouldn't lay fist
Third time no belt nor bottle
Fourth time was the last time I'd grown tired of hearing
I'm a changed man I ain't the same man
First shot grazed his temple
Second shot went through his pleading hands
Third shot went threw his thick skull
Sometimes it takes a bullet to get it through their heads
First time my son come visit
Second term in Kingston Pen 1982
Third time he brought his sweetheart beneath her makeup I could see the bruises
He ain't a changed man he's the same man
He ain't a changed man