You’re so fuckin’ tough, so motherfuckin’ bad
13 years of grief is all your folks ever had
Just an ignorant cunt, talkin’ such shit
Tryin to act like a man, you little fuckin’ punk kid

(CHORUS)
Yeah
Son, look at you now
Yeah
Son, look at you now

Day of court, day of fear, in walks the judge
Half a year nothing less, no he wouldn’t budge
Hand over your belongings and your motherfuckin’ soul
That’s the joy of life, six months in the hole

Chorus

You raped your mother, yeah you beat her down
Jesus can’t protect you when your brain is unfound
Once so fuckin’ tough, so motherfuckin’ bad
13 years of grief is all your folks ever had

Chorus

Tell me what a young man Mama
What’s he got to live for
Tossed in the shuffle of everyday war
Searchin’ for some trouble
Which I’m sure he will find
Spend your whole life fightin’ son
Meet your dyin’ time

It’s a shame
It’s a shame
The trigger be his only friend
It’s a shame, oh yeh
But it ain’t never gonna end

He’s a pocketful of hate
That don’t give a damn
What fate awaits the machine gun man?
Well, he ain’t got no future
And he ain’t got no plan
What fate awaits the machine gun man?

I can’t see tomorrow
And I don’t see today
Trail of confusion done leadin’ my way
They say the only thing worth killin’ Lord
Be killin’ time
I say the only soul worth savin’ now Mama
Resavin’ mine

It’s a shame
It’s a shame
The trigger be his only friend
It’s a shame, oh yeh
But it ain’t never gonna end

He’s a pocketful of hate
That don’t give a damn
What fate awaits the machine gun man?
Well, he ain’t got no future
And he ain’t got no plan
What fate awaits the machine gun man?

He keeps shootin’ mama like any old fool would do
Lord, the life he be leadin’ ain’t 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…

Should I feel lost
Or should I feel found
What should it be?
Up or down
Won’t yo please help me…
Searching high
I’m searching low
Where might it be? A loss for words
That’ll set me free

Fadin’ away
Mama, it’s been a year to the day

You ask for this
They sell you that
A better place
Is where I hope you’re at
Who’s gonna live and who’s gonna die?
Is it hello or goodbye?
Could you tell me how
Could you tell me why

Fadin’ away
Mama, it’s been a year to the day

When the daisies are growing over top of me
Where is it that I go
Running out of time
Lord, I need to know

Fadin’ away
Mama, it’s been a year to the day
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