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10 years ago
Tell me, what a young man, Mama, what's he got to live for?Tossed in the shuffle of everyday warSearchin' for some trouble, which I'm sure he will findSpend your whole life fightin' son, meet your dyin' timeIt's a shame, it's a shameThe trigger be his only friendIt's a shame, oh, yeah, oh, yeahBut it ain't never gonna end, that's rightHe's a pocketful of hate that don't give a damnWhat fate awaits the machine gun man?Well, he ain't got no future and he ain't got no planWhat fate awaits the machine gun manThe machine gun man, yeah?I can't see tomorrow, Lord, I don't see todayTrail of confusion, Lord, done leadin' my wayThey say the only thing worth killin', Lord, be killin' timeThe only soul worth savin' now Mama, be a savin' mineIt's a shame, it's a shame, LordThe trigger be his only friendIt's a shame, oh, yeahBut it ain't never gonna end, that's rightHe's a pocketful of hate that don't give a damnWhat fate awaits the machine gun man?Well, he ain't got no future and he ain't got no planWhat fate awaits the machine gun man?He keeps shootin', mama, like any old fool would doLord, the life he be leadin', ain't the one he had to chooseAs he walks on out that door, Mama breaks down to cryOh, as she waves the machine gun manGoodbye, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, yeahHe's a pocketful of hate that don't give a damnWhat fate awaits the machine gun man?Well, he ain't got no future and he ain't got no planWhat fate awaits the machine gun man?The machine gun man, yeah the machine gun man, oh, yeah