I had just got my diploma
It was the first time I remember
I pursued what in the summer
What I felt back in late November.

I was guilty comin' in
And now man I'm guilty goin' out,

But it had to be said and it had to be done
And I was just the one to do it.

Well it's been some years now
And my regrets are few
And I do hope that what I'm sayin'
Isn't too hard for you to chew.

But the arrow colored red
With the heart on the end had just
Hit another girl and flew right by you.

I was guilty comin' in
And now man I'm guilty goin' out,

But it had to be said and it had to be done
And I was just the one to do it.

Baby, I don't know how it's true.
If I did I'd do my best to explain this to you.
But baby I don't see
How a boy like me
Could ever get his hands so... dirty.

Baby I don't know how it's true.
The things I did are not the things
I could explain right out to you.
Only the devil knows
Why the wind will blow
And why, why my hands are so... dirty.