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You draw it out like a highway
With every word you'd say
Excuses for the answers that you lack
Your mama's still the steady ground
You walk on everyday
And you daddy's still the monkey
On your back
Did you find all you thought you'd find
Out in the wild, wild west
You took a little piece of home
And you threw away the rest
You say your livin on the edge
And you think your hangin from a ledge
Too scared to hold the hand
That wants to help you up
Are you the man you thought you'd be
By the time you turned 33
Are you still a bullet in your daddy's gun
Don't forget boy you're your mama's only son
She's at home and she's been prayin for ya
So what about Georgia
I saw your sister yesterday
Austin's five and on his way
Looking for some shoes that he can fill
He said that he'd be just like you
The coolest guy he ever knew
And he'd find you when
He lost his training wheels
I looked in his big blue eyes
And i saw you again
He's hungry for a life he ain't ready to begin
You say your livin on the edge
And you think your hangin from a ledge
Too scared to hold the hand
That wants to help you up
Are you the man you thought you'd be
By the time you turned 33
Are you still a bullet in your daddy's gun
Don't forget boy you're your mama's only son
She's at home and she's been prayin for ya
So what about Georgia
I guess you didn't realize it'd take you quite this long
To figure out that being free is right where you belong
You say your livin on the edge
And you think your hangin from a ledge
Too scared to hold the hand
That wants to help you up
Are you the man you thought you'd be
By the time you turned 33
Are you still a bullet in your daddy's gun
Don't forget boy you're your mama's only son
She's at home and she's been prayin for ya
So what about Georgia
What about Georgia?
What about Georgia, Georgia?
What about Georgia?
With every word you'd say
Excuses for the answers that you lack
Your mama's still the steady ground
You walk on everyday
And you daddy's still the monkey
On your back
Did you find all you thought you'd find
Out in the wild, wild west
You took a little piece of home
And you threw away the rest
And you think your hangin from a ledge
Too scared to hold the hand
That wants to help you up
Are you the man you thought you'd be
By the time you turned 33
Are you still a bullet in your daddy's gun
Don't forget boy you're your mama's only son
She's at home and she's been prayin for ya
So what about Georgia
Austin's five and on his way
Looking for some shoes that he can fill
He said that he'd be just like you
The coolest guy he ever knew
And he'd find you when
He lost his training wheels
I looked in his big blue eyes
And i saw you again
He's hungry for a life he ain't ready to begin
And you think your hangin from a ledge
Too scared to hold the hand
That wants to help you up
Are you the man you thought you'd be
By the time you turned 33
Are you still a bullet in your daddy's gun
Don't forget boy you're your mama's only son
She's at home and she's been prayin for ya
So what about Georgia
To figure out that being free is right where you belong
And you think your hangin from a ledge
Too scared to hold the hand
That wants to help you up
Are you the man you thought you'd be
By the time you turned 33
Are you still a bullet in your daddy's gun
Don't forget boy you're your mama's only son
She's at home and she's been prayin for ya
So what about Georgia
What about Georgia, Georgia?
What about Georgia?
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Submitted by
purpletomatoes On Oct 30, 2005
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When she sings the part:
"Are you still a bullet in your daddy's gun"
what is that suppose to mean?
This song is about a friend of Miranda's who killed themselves after several years of joking about it...
I found this at countrymusic.about.com, from Miranda herself:
"That's about [fellow 'Nashville Star' contestant] Travis Howard. Travis wrote a "dating" song about me. It was called "Train Wreck." It says, "You're just a train wreck and I'm a penny on the tracks." He sent it to me from L.A. That was like a shock to my heart. I thought, "OK. All right." I was so angry about him writing a song like that about me. I thought, "You know what? He's the one who left home and forgot about everyone. What about that?" My mom and I were on the way to Houston. On the way, I got out my guitar and wrote "What About Georgia" in, like, an hour. That's my favorite of all my songs."
On her website she has an 'Ask Ran' section and I remember once someone asked her that same question about the bullet and the gun and she said it means do you still do everything your dad tells you to do like how a bullet goes wherever the gun points it. Hope that helps!