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Artist: Lou Reed
Canonical path: /lou-reed/the-gun
Related lyric paths: 6
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The Gun
Read The Gun lyrics by Lou Reed on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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The Gun
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The man has a gun
He knows how to use it
Nine millimeter Browning
Let's see what he can do
He'll point at your mouth
Says that he'll blow your brains out
Don't mess with me, carrying a gun
Carrying a gun, carrying a gun
Don't you mess with me, carrying a gun
Carrying a gun, carrying a gun
Don't you mess with me, carrying a gun
Get over there, move slowly
I'll put a hole in your face
If you even breathe a word
Tell the lady to lie down
I want you to be sure to see this
I wouldn't want you to miss a second
Watch your wife
Carrying a gun, shooting with a gun
Dirty animal
Carrying a gun, carrying a gun
watch you face, carrying a gun
Carrying a gun, carrying a gun
The animal dies, with fear in his eyes
With a gun
Don't touch him, don't touch him
Stay away from him, he's got a gun
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