Various Artists — I Did Something Wrong Once

MRS VERNON-WILLIAMS: I am of the opinion that morals Are what separate humans from swine Everyone needs to have morals Specifically... mine It's one's duty to set an example And to always comport oneself decently A worthy endeavor at which I failed NEVER! Well, not recently For you see... I did something wrong, once One tiny thing wrong, once A small indiscretion A minor transgression I blundered a tad Told a little white lie Just a scooch off the truth But it did lead to heartache And that was...uncouth Yes, I did something wrong, once One teensy thing wrong, once It was somewhat unseemly Not somewhat extremely And rather lowbrow Yes, I confess, I did something wrong, once Is it too late to make it right now? My life overall has been blameless As I scan it few faults do I find Why even those three months with Hitler... Never mind The point is I've been through my closet And that closet has only one skeleton One breach of decorum waiting a forum To tell it in For I did something wrong, once One itsy bitsy thing wrong, once Showed a slight lack of candor All right it was slander All right it was bad It was shameful, amoral Disgraceful, unlawful Look, I'll be blunt It was just friggin' awful Yes, I did something wrong, once Just egregiously wrong, once You may think I'm self-righteous The truth is I might just be Un-holier-than-thou Okay, one might say I did something wrong, once But perhaps I can make it right now I wrestled with my conscience For it knew that I had sinned I wrestled with my conscience I got pinned! I got pinned! Now I'm haunted with the memories Of the pain I put people through I'm haunted by the memories They say boo, they say boo, they say boooo! I'm regrettably of the opinion That I've not merely broken the law But in causing the death of two innocent people And thus leaving their son as an orphan who lives in a bottomless cesspool of stigma I've made a faux pas All my life I've been seen as a beacon High society's shining epitome But now the opinions of matrons and minions Mean shit to me Yes, I did something wrong, once Just repulsively wrong, once But I'm tired of seeing This stain on my being It's driving me mad! So today I'm off on a mission I call it Operation Contrition And I'm making this vow I'll complete it somehow This is it I admit I did something wrong, once But I'm going to right it Right now