The police were waitin' when the sun came up You better move your a** Or we'll really get rough I never wanted trouble But I sure got enough I'm bad at bein' subtle But I ain't that tough, no Just a victim of circumstance Didn't you know Just a victim of circumstance Doesn't it show I'm just a victim of circumstance Wherever I go Just a victim of bad reputation I go no chance of shakin' Really gets you down when you don't belong An' everyone around says you growed up wrong But why do they resent it, I ain't doin' anything They say that I'm demented an' I never could sing Then everywhere I went I caused them such alarm You know I never meant to cause anybody harm, no Just a victim of circumstance Didn't you know Just a victim of circumstance Doesn't it show I'm just a victim of circumstance Wherever I go Just a victim of bad reputation I go no chance of shakin' I've been laughed at, I've been shut out But let there be no doubt Never been afraid of chances I been takin' The police are waitin' when the sun came up You better move your a** Or we'll really get rough I never wanted trouble But I sure get enough I'm bad at bein' subtle But I ain't that tough, no Just a victim of circumstance Didn't you know Just a victim of circumstance Doesn't it show I'm just a victim of circumstance Wherever I go Just a victim of bad reputation I go no chance of shakin'