The Kinks - Once a Thief Lyrics

Lyrics Once a Thief - The Kinks




So you′ve decided to set me free
I've paid my debt to society
Fresh out of jail trying to make a new start
On the street with a bitter heart
But my past keeps on haunting me
There ain′t no chance for a man with my history
Once a thief
Always a suspect
Once a liar
Never be believed
Will they ever forget that
I was once a thief?
I was out in the cold
I was soaked to the skin
I needed a home
And your heart took me in
Then I heard all the lies
And I lost my belief
You threw away my hope
And you called me a thief
So you've decided to set me free
I'm out of jail but you′ve still got the key
There was a time when I thought you respected me
But somehow you always suspected me
Once a thief
Always a suspect
Once a liar
Never be believed
Will they ever forget that
I was once a thief?
Instead of offering me charity,
You should′ve tried to put some faith in me
Instead of making me a better man,
You kept reminding me of what I am
Instead of offering me charity,
You should've tried to put some faith in me
How many years must a criminal pay?
Until he′s old and his hair turns to gray
You smile at me
But I know underneath
You're thinking
Once a thief always a suspect.
Once a thief
Always a suspect
Once a liar
Never be believed
Will they ever forget that
I was once a thief?



Writer(s): Ray Davies


The Kinks - The Kinks: Arista Years
Album The Kinks: Arista Years
date of release
25-12-2009

1 Opening (Live)
2 The Hard Way - Live
3 Catch Me Now I'm Falling - Live
4 Where Have All the Good Times Gone (live)
5 Introduction to Lola - Live
6 Lola (Live)
7 Pressure - Live
8 All Day and All of the Night - Live
9 20th Century Man - Live
10 Misfits - Live
11 Prince of the Punks - Live
12 Stop Your Sobbing - Live
13 Low Budget - Live
14 Attitude - Live
15 Superman (Live)
16 National Health - Live
17 Till the End of the Day (live)
18 Celluloid Heroes - Live
19 You Really Got Me - Live
20 Victoria - Live
21 David Watts - Live
22 Life On The Road
23 Mr. Big Man
24 Sleepwalker
25 Brother
26 Juke Box Music
27 Sleepless Night
28 Stormy Sky
29 Full Moon
30 Life Goes On
31 Artificial Light
32 Prince of the Punks
33 The Poseur
34 On the Outside - 1977 Mix
35 On The Outside - 1994 Mix
36 Misfits
37 Hay Fever
38 Black Messiah
39 A Rock 'n Roll Fantasy
40 In A Foreign Land
41 Permanent Waves
42 Live Life (UK Version)
43 Out Of The Wardrobe
44 Trust Your Heart
45 Get Up
46 Black Messiah - Single Remix
47 Father Christmas
48 A Rock ’n’ Roll Fantasy (US single edit)
49 Live Life - US Single Mix
50 Attitude
51 Catch Me Now I'm Falling
52 Pressure
53 National Health
54 (Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman
55 Low Budget
56 In A Space
57 Little Bit of Emotion
58 A Gallon Of Gas
59 Misery
60 Moving Pictures
61 A Gallon of Gas (U.S. single extended edit)
62 Catch Me Now I'm Falling (Extended Edit)
63 (Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman (disco mix extended edit)
64 Around The Dial
65 Give the People What They Want
66 Killer's Eyes
67 Predictable
68 Add It Up
69 Destroyer
70 Yo-Yo
71 Back to Front
72 Art Lover
73 A Little Bit of Abuse
74 Better Things
75 State of Confusion
76 Definite Maybe
77 Labour of Love
78 Come Dancing
79 Property
80 Don't Forget to Dance
81 Young Conservatives
82 Heart of Gold
83 Cliches of the World (B-Movie)
84 Bernadette
85 Don't Forget to Dance (Extended Edit)
86 Once a Thief
87 Long Distance
88 Noise
89 Do It Again
90 Word of Mouth
91 Good Day
92 Living on a Thin Line
93 Sold Me Out
94 Massive Reductions
95 Guilty
96 Too Hot
97 Missing Persons
98 Summer's Gone
99 Going Solo




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