We Both Reached For The Gun

Lyrics

[MC, spoken] Mr. Billy Flynn and the press conference rag Notice how his mouth never moves Almost [BILLY & REPORTERS, spoken] Where'd you come from? Mississippi And your parents? Very wealthy Where are they now? Six feet under But she was granted one more start The Convent of The Sacred Heart When'd you get here? 1920 How old were you? Don't remember Then what happened? I met Amos and he stole my heart away Convinced me to elope one day [MARY SUNSHINE] Oh, you poor dear, I can't believe what you have been through A convent girl A runaway marriage Now tell us, Roxie, who's Fred Casely? [BILLY & REPORTERS, spoken] My ex-boyfriend Why'd you shoot him? I was leaving Was he angry? Like a madman Still I said, "Fred, move along" She knew that she was doing wrong Then describe it He came toward me With the pistol? From my bureau Did you fight him? Like a tiger, he had strength and she had none And yet we both reached for the gun Oh, yes, oh, yes, oh, yes, we both Oh, yes, we both, oh, yes, we both reached for The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun, oh, yes We both reached for the gun, for the gun Oh, yes, oh, yes, oh, yes, they both Oh, yes, they both, oh, yes, they both reached for The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun, oh, yes They both reached for the gun, for the gun Understandable, understandable Yes, it's perfectly understandable Comprehensible, comprehensible Not a bit reprehensible, it's so defensible [BILLY, REPORTERS, spoken, ROXIE, spoken] How're you feeling? Very frightened Are you sorry? Are you kidding? What's your statement? All I'd say is Though my choo-choo jumped the track I'd give my life to bring him back And? Stay away from What? Jazz and liquor And? And the men who What? Play for fun And what? That's the thought that Yeah Came upon me... When? When we both reached for the gun [BILLY & MARY SUNSHINE, MARY SUNSHINE] Understandable, understandable Yes, it's perfectly understandable Comprehensible, comprehensible Not a bit reprehensible, it's so defensible [REPORTERS & BILLY, spoken] Oh, yes, oh, yes, oh, yes, they both Oh, yes, they both, oh, yes, they both reached for Let me hear it The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun, oh, yes They both reached for the gun, for the gun A little louder Oh, yes, oh, yes, oh, yes, they both Oh, yes, they both, oh, yes, they both reached for Oh, yeah The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun, oh, yes They both reached for the gun, for the gun Now you got it [BILLY & REPORTERS] Oh, yes, oh, yes, oh, yes, they both Oh, yes, they both, oh, yes, they both reached for The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun, oh, yes They both reached for the gun, for the gun Oh, yes, oh, yes, oh, yes, they both Oh, yes, they both, oh, yes, they both reached for The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun, the gun [BILLY & REPORTERS] Both reached for the gun The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun The gun, the gun, the gun, the gun Both reached for the gun