Gun

Intro 
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Brother man nowadays livin' in the ghetto 
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Where the dangers sure enough real 
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Well when he's out late at night and if he's got his head on right 
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Well, I lay you 9 to 5 he's walking with steel 
 

 
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Brother man says he's 'fraid of gangsters 
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Messing with people just for fun 
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He don't want to be next, he got a family to protect 
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So just last week he bought himself a gun 
 

 
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Everybody got a pistol 
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Everybody got a .45 
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And the philosophy seem to be, at least as near as I can see 
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When the other folks give up theirs, I'll give up mine 
 

 
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This is a violent civilization 
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If civilization's where I am 
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Every channel that I stop on got a different kind of cop on 
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And they're killing them by the millions for Uncle Sam 
 

 
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Saturday night just ain't that special 
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Yeah, I got the constitution on the run 
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'Cause even though we've got the right to defend our home, defend our land 
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Got to understand to get it in hand about the gun 
 

 
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Everybody got a pistol 
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Everybody got a .45 
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And the philosophy seem to be, at least as near as I can see 
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When the other folks give up, give up, give up 
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I'll give up, I'll give up, say it  

{Solo} 
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Saturday night just ain't that special 
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Freedom to be afraid is all you want 
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Yes, and you don't want to be next, you've got a family to protect 
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9 out of 10, you've got a friend, you've got a gun 
 

 
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Everybody got a pistol 
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Everybody got a .45 
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Uh huh, philosophy seems to be, at least as near as I can see 
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When the other folks give up theirs, I'll give up mine 
 

Outro 
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Everybody got a pistol 
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This must be to please the N.R.A. 
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Yeah, 'cause when it's time to line up, you know damn well they're gonna shine up 
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Everybody, everybody, everybody 
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Everybody, everybody, da-da-da-da 
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Everybody got a, du-du la-da-da-da 
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Uh huh, and the philosophy seem to be, at least as near as I can see 
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When the other folks give up theirs, I'll give up mine