I ran out on my children And i ran out on my wife Gonna run out on you too, baby I done it all my life Everybody cried the night i left Well, almost everybody did My little boy just hung his head And i put my arm, put my arm around his little shoulder And this is what i said: "sonny i just want you to hurt like i do I just want you to hurt like i do I just want you to hurt like i do Honest i do, honest i do, honest i do" If i had one wish One dream i knew would come true I'd want to speak to all the people of the world I'd get up there, i'd get up there on that platform
First i'd sing a song or two you know i would Then i'll tell you what i'd do I'd talk to the people and i'd say "it's a rough rough world, it's a tough tough world Well, you know And things don't always, things don't always go the way we plan But there's one thing, one thing we all have in common And it's something everyone can understand All over the world sing along I just want you to hurt like i do I just want you to hurt like i do I just want you to hurt like i do Honest i do, honest i do, honest i do"