Gun Shy Lyrics by Natalie Merchant

Gun Shy Lyrics

    gun shy
    I always knew that you would take yourself so far from home as soon as,
    And as far as you could go. by the 1/4 inch cut of your hair by the army issue
    Green, for the past eight weeks i can tell where you've been. for i knew, i
    Could see, it was all cut and dried to me there was soldier's blue blood
    Streaming inside your veins. there is a world outside of this room and when you
    Meet it promise me that you won't meet it with your gun.
    So now you are one, one of the brave few, and it's awful sad we need boys
    Like you. i hope the day never comes for "here's your live round son. stock and
    Barrel, safety, trigger, here's your gun." well i knew, i could see, it was all
    Cut and dried to me there was soldiers blue blood streaming inside your veins.
    There is a world outside of this room and when you meet it promise me that you
    Won't meet it with your gun taking aim. for i don't mean to argue, that they've
    Made a decent boy of you and i don't mean to spoil your home coming, but baby
    Brother you should expect me to.
    "stock and barrel, safety, trigger, here's your gun." so now does your
    Heart pitter pat with a patriotic song when you see the stripes of old glory
    Waving? for i knew, i could see, it was all cut and dried to me there was
    Soldier's blue blood streaming inside your veins. there is a world outside of
    This room and when you meet it promise me that you won't meet it with your gun
    Taking aim. i don't mean to argue, they've made a decent boy of you and i don't
    Mean to spoil your homecoming my baby brother jude and i don't mean to hurt you
    By saying this again, they're so good at making soldiers but they're not as
    Good at making men.

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