Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Songster5 

Cover art for Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner lyrics by Warren Zevon

Why did the CIA want him dead? Because he was “the best?” That makes no sense whatsoever. With that in mind why not kill everyone else, such as Van Owen? Is it their standard practices to kill the people they recruit or use for sh!t? Seriously.

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Subjective
Disgust
Conspiracy
Confusion
Distrust
Death
Government