When I was nine years old () My daddy made me see The story of the railroad ) And how it came to be He said the men who laid it down () Had left their own hometowns And broke their backs to give us traction And that's what he did for me ) Ne'er do wells and woebegones Show your face, for we were wrong Ne'er do wells and woebegone ) Feel no shame, it won't be long Do you ever stop to think Who built those walls around you? Do you ever wonder ) Who those people were at all? Because the hands that give you shelter () Are the very ones that you refuse And proof of what they're worth Will live long after you and I are gone ) Ne'er do wells and woebegone Show your face, for we were wrong ) Ne'er do wells and woebegones Feel no shame, it won't be long ) Come on I beg you listen with an open heart () Your soul is so cruelly judged Forgive us for our trespasses Were taught to us because We were raised by people Raised by people Just like you and so When the world falls down around us It'll lead to you our goal It'll be to you we all come running ) Ne'er do wells and woebegones Show your face, for we were wrong ) Ne'er do wells and woebegones Feel no shame, it won't be long )