I've tried, I've tried (I've tried) Oh, I've tried I've been bought and sold (and sold) One too many times I ain't your puppet, no And I ain't your steppin' stone I should have looked before I jumped I should have known Out and down (and down) Lost and never found Deaf and blind (and blind) Insane and out of mind I ain't your puppet, no And I ain't your steppin' stone I should have looked before I jumped I should have known I ain't your puppet, no And I ain't your steppin' stone I should have looked before I jumped I should have known I ain't your puppet, no And I ain't your steppin' stone I should have looked before I jumped I should have known I ain't your puppet, no And I ain't your steppin' stone I should have looked before I jumped I should have known