Gun Shy

Lyrics

[Verse 1:] I always knew that you would Take yourself far from home As soon as, as far as, you could go By the quarter inch cut of your hair And the army issue green For the past eight weeks I can tell where you've been [Chorus:] 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 You won't meet it with your gun [Verse 2:] So now you are one of the brave few 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" [Chorus:] Well 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 You won't meet it with your gun, taking aim [Post-Chorus:] I don't mean to argue They've made a decent boy of you And I don't mean to spoil your homecoming But baby brother, you should expect me to [Refrain:] "Stock and barrel, safety, trigger, here's your gun" [Verse 3:] So now does your heart pitter pat With a patriotic sound When you see the stripes of Old Glory waving? [Chorus] Well 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 You won't meet it with your gun, taking aim [Post-Chorus:] 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 Oh 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