The police were waitin' when the sun came up You better move your ass or we'll really get rough I never wanted trouble but I sure got enough I'm bad at bein' subtle but I ain't that tough, no Just a victim of circumstance, didn't you know? Just a victim of circumstance, doesn't it show? I'm just a victim of circumstance, wherever I go Just a victim of a bad reputation, I got no chance of shakin' Really gets you down when you don't belong And everyone around says, "You growed up wrong" But why do they resent it, I ain't doin' anything They say that I'm demented and I never could sing Then everywhere I went I caused them such alarm You know I never meant to cause anybody harm, no Just a victim of circumstance, didn't you know? Just a victim of circumstance, doesn't it show? I'm just a victim of circumstance, wherever I go Just a victim of a bad reputation, I got no chance of shakin' I've been laughed at, I've been shut out But let there be no doubt Never been afraid of chances that I'm takin' The police are waitin' when the sun came up You better move your ass or we'll really get rough I never wanted trouble but I sure get enough I'm bad at bein' subtle but I ain't that tough, no Just a victim of circumstance, didn't you know? Just a victim of circumstance, doesn't it show? I'm just a victim of circumstance, wherever I go Just a victim of a bad reputation, I got no chance of shakin'