When the First Stone is Thrown

Funny how life hits you out of the blue like yesterday i went walking not a stone in my shoe when the phone rings i pick it up saying how do you do then a voice says something terrible i already knew she's cutting loose the ties tha t bind i'm the one who' s being left behind aint nobody's fault but my own but bruises are made when the first stone is thrown a few simple words can change everything can make church bells toll and make sirens sing but some words are so hurtful they leave a lasting stain and these words have left me s tanding crying in the r ain she's cutting loose the ties tha t bind i'm the one who' s being left behind aint nobody's fault but my own but bruises are made when the first stone is thrown now i'm back in cir culation and play my hand i mus t but the dice are loaded and the game seems los t i curse the hazy moment under a blue moon because the night ends t oo fast and the truth w ants out too soon she's cutting loose the ties tha t bind i'm the one who' s being left behind aint nobody's fault but my own but bruises are made when the first stone is thrown she's cutting loose the ties tha t bind i'm the one who' s being left behind aint nobody's fault but my own and i bow my head as the firs t stone is thrown aint no use pr etending just take the blow you're going to reap what you've sown somesody once told me so