Bulletproof

Tiger Bill gave me a tiger claw
From a real Siberian tiger paw
He said, "This'll make you bulletproof"
So I've got this tiger claw
From a real Siberian tiger paw
In my pocket
And I'm thinkin' now, what if I really could be bulletproof?
And I'm thinkin' now, could I really somehow be bulletproof?
Does "bulletproof" include bows and arrows
Hatches and hammers, bandoliers full of ammo
Anything from hacksaws to hand grenades?
'Cause we could set me up in my granddad's pasture
Have ourselves a live target practice
Try out the throwing stars, bring out the switchblades
And maybe folks would line up, show up armed
Excited for a person to try their weapons out on
And we could charge money
We could charge a whole lot of money
And I'm thinkin' now, could I really somehow be bulletproof?
And I'm thinkin' now, could I really somehow be bulletproof?
Against you shotgunnin' across my mind
And I've taken you back too many times
Could I be armored against you too?
Against all the ways that words cut through
Against promises breaking into open wounds
And the resulting scars
And I'm thinkin' now, could I really somehow be bulletproof?
And I'm thinkin' now, could I really somehow be bulletproof?