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Artist: Nanci Griffith
Canonical path: /nanci-griffith/bad-seed
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Bad Seed
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Bad Seed
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You know I've always been a bad seed
Drifted every way the wind blows
Now I ain't got much to show
You know you reap just what you sow
Now I was born to be a loner
Tried to settle for a spell
Had an angel in my corner
Made her life a living hell
Bad seed
There's a darkness I can't hide
Bad seed
Too much pain to keep inside
Now there's no need to try and help me
I don't try to help myself
I cling to a losin' hand
Empty heart is all that's left
Bad seed
There's a darkness I can't hide
Bad seed
Too much pain to keep inside
You know I've always been a bad seed
Drifted every way the wind blows
Now I ain't got much to show
You know you reap just what you sow
Bad seed
There's a darkness I can't hide
Bad seed
Too much pain to keep inside
Bad seed
There's a darkness I can't hide
Bad seed
Too much pain to keep inside
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