Johnny's Got A Gun Lyrics - Cat Power

Crush the resistence before it's begun 

Sounds of voices you don't have to confront 

Your hands upon a hero 

Becoming a man 

? 

Better watch out 

'Cause johnny's got a gun 

Ooh get all the armies 

Get all the arms 

Get all the armories 

The harbour's blocated 

The streets barricated 

Every thought is under lock and key 

There's an ideal rising that you can't protect 

From the same poor souls you say you protect 

There's a fire of burning hatred in every mother's son 

Better watch out because johnny's got a gun 

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Anchored your war ships 

Claimed all the air-strips 

Readied the seeds of decay 

Stolen youth to fill your troups 

Keeping rebellion at bay 

The fathers before you now lie in the graves 

Being remembered before it's too late 

And the sons you call rebels becoming one 

Better watch out because johnny's got a gun 

The hour's upon you 

The past will soon haunt you 

Yesterday becomes today 

The helpless the hopeless 

The lost ones the homeless 

The weak can't afford to be brave 

There's only so much a poor man can take 

Before he no longer fears making mistakes 

Dying's the answer 

The dying be done 

Better watch out because johnny's got a gun 

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Come from the country, come from the country 

Come from the country, come from the country 

The city and shore 

They come from the wind and the rain 

They come from the fires whose ashes are cold 

They come from the desert snow 

They feel they'll be dying but more than that fear 

The cries of oppression that no-one can hear 

To every last rebel 

Surrender's all wrong 

'Cause johnny's got a gun