[Verse 1] I guess you have to have a problem If you want to invent a contraption First you cause a train wreck Then they put me in traction, mmm Well, first came an action And then a reaction But you cant switch em round For your own satisfaction Well you burnt my house down Then got mad At my reaction Well in every complicated situation Of a human relation Makin sense of it all Takes a whole lotta concentration, mmm Well you cant blame a baby For her pregnant ma And if theres one of these unavoidable laws Its that you jsut cant take the effect And make it the cause, no [Chorus] Well you cant take the effect And make it the cause I didnt rob a bank Because you made up the law Blame me for robbin Peter But dont you blame Paul Cant take the effect And make it the cause [Verse 2] I aint the reason that you gave me No reason to return your call You built a house of cards And got shocked when you saw them fall, yeah... yeah Well I aint saying Im innocent In fact the reverse But if youre headed to the grave You dont blame the hearse Youre like a little girl yellin at her brother Cause you lost his ball, yeah Well you keep blaming me For what you did But that aint all The way you clean up a wreck Is enough to give one pause, yes Well, you seem to forget just how this song started Im reactin to you Because you left me brokenhearted See you just cant just take the effect And make it the cause [Chorus] Well you cant take the effect And make it the cause I didnt rob a bank Because you made up the law Blame me for robbin Peter But dont you blame Paul Cant take the effect And make it the cause
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