Break It To Them Gently Lyrics - Singles - Burton Cummings

Break it to them gently when you tell my Mom and Dad 

When you see my baby sister be as kind as you can 

And break it to my Grandma, who said, "That boy's wild and bad" 

Break it to them gently when you tell them 

That I won't be coming home again 

'Cause I'm running with a gun and it isn't any fun as a fugitive 

Fightin' for my life and I don't know if I'll make it alone 

Running with a gun and it isn't any fun as a fugitive 

God I wanna go home, Lord I wish I was home 

When you see my lady with the twinkle in her eyes 

Tell it to her softly and hold her if she cries 

Tell her that I love her and I will till the day I die 

Tell it to her gently when you tell her that I won't be coming home again 

I got in too deep with strangers 

Thinking they could help me find my way 

Nobody warned me of the dangers 

And it's always the young and foolish that have to pay 

So break it to them gently when you tell my Mom and Dad 

Thank them for the good years and all the lovin' that I had 

And break it to my Grandma, who said, "The boy is wild and bad" 

Break it to them gently when you tell them 

That I won't be comin' home again 

I'm running with a gun and it isn't any fun as a fugitive 

Fightin' for my life and I don't know if I'll make it alone 

Running with a gun and it isn't any fun as a fugitive 

Lord I wanna go home, Lord I wanna go home 

You gotta break it to them gently, break it to them gently 

Gotta break it to them gently, gotta really try to roll them 

Gotta break it to them gently, gotta really try to soothe them 

Gotta really try to soothe them, gotta really try to roll them 

Gotta roll it to my Mother, gotta roll it to my Grandma, gotta roll the old lady 

Roll it to my Mother, roll it to my Mother, roll the old lady 

Roll it to my Grandma, she's damn near eighty, roll the old lady 

Roll it to my Mother, roll it to my Mother, gotta roll the old lady 

Roll it to my Mother, sister and my Mother, roll the old lady 

Roll it to my Grandma, she's damn near eighty, roll the old lady