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My Old Man Had A Pistol Lyrics
My old man had a pistol
Never carried around
Never taught me to use it, yeah
No blood on the ground
Images of a family
Somewhere deep in the South
Wished that girl taking pictures, yeah
Drag me out
Stand inside
Knees fall to the ground
I pray take me far away
From everything that I am
Must have lost all my memories
Must have blacked ‘em all out
Thank god for the pictures, yeah
Didn’t burn in the house
Stand inside
Knees fall to the ground
I pray take me far away
From everything that I am
I pray take me far away
Everything that I am
Escape is the only way out
Escape is the only way out
Escape is the only way out
Only way out
Never carried around
Never taught me to use it, yeah
No blood on the ground
Somewhere deep in the South
Wished that girl taking pictures, yeah
Drag me out
Knees fall to the ground
I pray take me far away
From everything that I am
Must have blacked ‘em all out
Thank god for the pictures, yeah
Didn’t burn in the house
Knees fall to the ground
I pray take me far away
From everything that I am
I pray take me far away
Everything that I am
Escape is the only way out
Escape is the only way out
Song Info
Submitted by
flik. On Mar 11, 2002
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Very decreit, if personal. Good song.
really sad. i once was in nearly the exact same situation farthest i got was the barrel was in my mouth- took it out cuz it tasted rusty ;)
this is a good song....it reminds me of the band Blues Travelers with the harmonica...
the harmonica on this song really sets it off. lyrically i dont think its the best, but i think lines like "i pray take me far away from everything that i am" really convey the emotion in this song. super powerful