Wrong Way by Sublime discusses the harsh life of a young prostitute, touching on themes like sexual abuse and neglect. It was written by Bradley Nowell, who often incorporated real-life stories into his lyrics, capturing the rawness and reality of the Long Beach, California underworld.
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Annie's twelve years old in two more she'll be a whore.
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Nobody ever told her it's the wrong way.
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Don't be afraid, at the quickness you get laid.
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For your family gets paid. It's the wrong way.
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I gave her all that I had to give.
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I'm gonna make it hard to live.
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Big salty tears running down her chin,
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and it ruins up her make up I never wanted.
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A cigarette pressed between her lips,
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but I'm staring at her tits, it's the wrong way.
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strong if i can but i am only a man
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so i take her to the can its the wrong way
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The only family that she's ever had.
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Was her seven horny brothers and her drunk-ass Dad.
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He needed money so he put her on the street.
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Everything was going fine till the day she met me.