I'll take the position Assume the missionary part You work by committee You had me pegged from the start I'll be pounce pony Phoney maroney Pony before the cart I'll be pounce pony This ceremony Only fills my heart Who cast the final stone? Who threw the crushing blow? Someone has to take the fall Why not me? A punch toy volunteer A weakling on its knee Is all you want to hear And all you want to see Romantically, you'd martyr me And miss this story's point It is my strength, my destiny This is the role that I have chosen Who cast the final stone? Who threw the crushing blow? Someone has to take the fall Why not me? Why not me? Gentlemen mark your opponents Fire into your own ranks Pick the weakest as strategic move Square off to meet your enemy For each and every gathering A scapegoat falls to climb As I step forward, silently Deliberately mine Who cast the final stone? Who threw the crushing blow? Someone has to take the fall Why not me? Why not me? Had consequence chose differently Had fate its ugly head My actions make me beautiful And dignify the flesh Me, I am free, I am free

I've been down for so damn long Now it's too hard to get back up I don't want you thinking I'm not trying On this road too long to give it up Given the right way, I choose the wrong Given the short way, I always choose the long Given the bad way, You know I wanna take that one But I keep on moving on, I keep on moving on It's alright to look on the brightside—you're telling me I've waited so long to look on the brightside Now I can see Felt that light come through the cracks As it stung me in my eyes I keep on feeling too damn tired But waited so damn long for this advice Given the right way, I choose the wrong Given the short way, I always choose the long Given the bad way, you know I wanna take that one But I keep on moving on, l keep on moving on It's alright to look on the brightside—you're telling me I've waited so long to look on the brightside Now I can see