I Chose The Gun

from Puttin The Voodoo On Monroe by Angry Johnny And The Killbillies

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I CHOSE THE GUN-I once had a love her name was Lucinda/ We were to be wed but the Lord struck her down/ I promised right then my allegiance to Satan/ I picked up my gun and I rode out of town/ Yes I chose the gun instead of the Bible/ I killed and I robbed wherever I’d go/ Now the cold hand of death is pulling me downward/ And no amount of praying can rescue my soul/ I know that it killed my mother and father/ They died with the weight of my sins on their hearts/ They prayed for my soul but their praying was wasted/ I ran from the light/ I hid in the dark/ When I chose the gun...I know that I’ll never again see my Lucinda/ ‘cause Heaven has no room for evil like me/ My place is with Satan and all of his torment/ I’ll miss my Lucinda for eternity/ ‘cause I chose the gun...Turned my back on the Lord and I cursed His sweet Heaven/ I cursed the Father and I cursed the Son/ If I had the chance I’d do it all over/ I’d pick up the Bible/ I’d throw down the gun/ But I chose the gun...

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from Puttin The Voodoo On Monroe, released January 1, 2003

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Angry Johnny And The Killbillies Easthampton, Massachusetts

I get on with my days
In a permanent haze
People think it’s a phase
But my madness is growing…

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