He certainly did earn that reputation.
There's a moment in time
And it's stuck in my mind
Way back when we were just kids
'Cuz your eyes told a tale
Of an act of betrayal
I knew that somebody did
Oh, waves of time
Seem to wash away the scenes of our crimes
For you this never ends
Can you stay strong
Can you go on
Kristy are you doing ok
A rose that won't bloom
Winter's kept you
Don't waste your whole life trying
To get back what was taken away
Though the marks on your dress
Have been neatly repressed
I knew that something was wrong
And I should have spoke out
And I'm so sorry now
I didn't know
'Cuz we were so young
Oh, clouds of time
Seem to rain on innocence left behind
It never goes away
Can you stay strong
Can you go on
Kristy are you doing ok
A rose that won't bloom
Winter's kept you
Don't waste your whole life trying
To get back what was taken away
And it's stuck in my mind
Way back when we were just kids
'Cuz your eyes told a tale
Of an act of betrayal
I knew that somebody did
Oh, waves of time
Seem to wash away the scenes of our crimes
For you this never ends
Can you stay strong
Can you go on
Kristy are you doing ok
A rose that won't bloom
Winter's kept you
Don't waste your whole life trying
To get back what was taken away
Though the marks on your dress
Have been neatly repressed
I knew that something was wrong
And I should have spoke out
And I'm so sorry now
I didn't know
'Cuz we were so young
Oh, clouds of time
Seem to rain on innocence left behind
It never goes away
Can you stay strong
Can you go on
Kristy are you doing ok
A rose that won't bloom
Winter's kept you
Don't waste your whole life trying
To get back what was taken away
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