One Bullet
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