One Bullet Songtext
In a ring of men, with money changing hands All the gypsy kings, they were gathered from miles around I was tapped on the shoulder, stripped to the waist But I was quick, quicker than all of them I watched him fall, then he staggered back There was blood on my hands, but my face was intact I picked up all my money and I walked away It was like I was chosen, but I did not choose I was in love, it was just the one time It was years ago, I still have her photograph I look at it sometimes, when I?m on my own I think of her sometimes, when I?m on my own We fought the once and she went down I?m sorry now, but you can?t go back I was wrong and I have paid Carry it with me for the rest of my days. Ch: So tell me Do you keep one bullet left for yourself For when it?s all over and done? My grandmother?s house, it?s all empty now I live here alone, nobody bothers me I work on shift down at the bakery And I fix up the house and I try to be happy My father?s rage is still in me I bury it down where nobody sees Everyone knows me here, but they don?t speak Maybe that?s just the way that I like it to be Ch I?ve gone to ground just like the animals In the fading light where all men go