We didn't know for sure but everybody said

That ol' boy ain't right in the head he's a little slow

We'd hide in the bushes not making a sound

When he'd walk by we'd push him down on that dirt road

I was just as guilty as my friends

We had a lot of laughs at his expense

He wasn't like us he wasn't kool

He'd just smile even while we were being cruel

He stood out he didn't fit in

But we kept throwing the stones no we didn't let up on him

He never said a mean word no he never even made a fuss

He wasn't like us

Later on he made a name in our town

For hanging out and running around with the rough crowd

They were boozers and losers and low class broads

But he saw good in 'em nobody else saw he brought it out

Then the rumors started flyin' that he was some kind of holy man

But we set him straight told him to his face

He was a crazy man

He wasn't like us he wasn't kool

He'd just smile even while we were being cruel

He stood out he didn't fit in

But we kept throwing the stones no we didn't let up on him

He never said a mean word no he never even made a fuss

He wasn't like us

Well I remember the day he got in trouble with the law

They cussed him kicked him mocked him whipped him

And they nailed him to the cross

He wasn't like us he didn't fit in

And I fell down on my knees wept for him

He never said a mean word no he never even made a fuss

He never did nothing wrong all he ever did was love

He wasn't like us

He wasn't like us