Guitar Or A Gun

Album: Small Town Dreams (2015)
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  • A cool September morning, waitin' on the pawn shop to let me in
    $200 worth of summer yard mowin' that I just had to spend
    I had my eye on two things, but I could only pick just one
    A young man's first decision is it a guitar or a gun?

    I can still hear daddy's voice say "now think about it son
    One of these will last forever, and the other's just for fun
    One can feed your family, and one will end you up in jail."
    And he seemed to know which one was which, but me, I couldn't tell

    I could learn to shoot like Jesse James, out there on the run
    Or play guitar and be a Rolling Stone, now that just sounds like fun
    A rock star or an outlaw, well either way I've won
    When I walk out this door with a guitar or a gun

    I've thought about it long and hard, as I held 'em in my hand
    Standin' at the crossroads, still deciding who I am
    They're both just wood and metal. Six bullets or six strings?
    Whichever choice I make I'll leave here feeling like a king

    Will I learn to shoot like Jesse James, out there on the run
    Or play guitar and be a rolling stone, now that just sounds like fun
    A rock star or an outlaw, well either way I've won
    When I walk out this door with a guitar or a gun

    A cool September morning, waitin' on the pawn shop to let me in
    $200 worth of summer yard mowin' that I just had to spend

    Should I learn to shoot like Jesse James, out there on the run
    Or play guitar and be a rolling stone, well that just sounds like fun
    A rock star or an outlaw, well either way I've won
    When I walk out this door with a guitar or a gun
    When I walk out this door with a guitar or a gun
    With a guitar or a gun Writer/s: DYLAN ALTMAN, GARY ALLAN, WILL HOGE
    Publisher: CRYSTAL BEACH MUSIC, Spirit Music Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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