Tell me what a young man Mama

What¹s he got to live for

Tossed in the shuffle of everyday war

Searchin¹ for some trouble

Which I¹m sure he will find

Spend your whole like fightin¹ son

Meet your dyin¹ time



It¹s a shame

It¹s a shame

The trigger be his only friend

It¹s a shame, oh yeh

But it ain¹t never gonna end



He¹s a pocketful of hate

That don¹t give a damn

What fate awaits the machine gun man ?

Well, he ain¹t got no future

And he ain¹t got no plan

What fate awaits the machine gun man ?



I can¹t see tomorrow

And I don¹t see today

Trail of confusion done leadin¹ my way

They say the only thing worth killin¹ Lord

Be killin¹ time

I say the only soul worth savin¹ now Mama

Resavin¹ mine



It¹s a shame

Its a shame

The trigger be his only friend

It¹s a shame, oh yeh

But it ain¹t never gonna end



He¹s a pocketful of hate

That don¹t give a damn

What fate awaits the machine gun man ?

Well, he ain¹t got no future

And he ain¹t got no plan

What fate awaits the machine gun man ?



He keeps shootin¹ mama like any old fool would do

Lord, the life he be leadin¹ ain¹t the one he has to choose

As he walks on out that door

Mama breaks down to cry

As she waves the machien gun man

Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye